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Psalms 121:5

121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

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Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.

The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

The LORD is your keeper: the LORD is your shade on your right hand.

121:6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

What does Psalms 121:5 mean?

Psalms 121:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שָׁמַר (shâmar), צֵל (tsêl).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
thy
keeper:שָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
thy
shadeצֵלtsêl/tsale/H6738shade, whether literal or figurative
upon
thy
rightיָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
hand.יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

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Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

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Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. a: Heb. an arm with might

Psalms 89:25

I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

Psalms 97:10

Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

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What does Psalms 121:5 say?

Psalms 121:5 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand."

Is Psalms 121:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 121:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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