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Psalms 121:6

121:5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

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The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

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

The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night.

121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

What does Psalms 121:6 mean?

Psalms 121:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), נָכָה (nâkâh), יוֹמָם (yôwmâm).

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The
sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh/sheh'-mesh/H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
shall
not
smiteנָכָהnâkâh/naw-kaw'/H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
thee
by
day,יוֹמָםyôwmâm/yo-mawm'/H3119daily
nor
the
moonיָרֵחַyârêach/yaw-ray'-akh/H3394the moon
by
night.לַיִלlayil/lah'-yil/H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 121:6.

2 Kings 23:5

And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations

Deuteronomy 17:3

And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

Deuteronomy 4:19

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted

Exodus 12:12

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. gods: or, princes

Exodus 13:21

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Exodus 13:22

He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

Exodus 40:38

For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

Genesis 14:15

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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What does Psalms 121:6 say?

Psalms 121:6 (King James Version) reads: "The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night."

Is Psalms 121:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 121:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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