Psalm 121:1–8 (ESV) —
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
NOTE: Sometimes we
need to be reminded that no matter how dark or discouraging things may be, the
Lord does not slumber. He is our keeper -- the Hebrew word, shamar, is translated observe, heed, and keep.
God knows all about us: where we are going, where we are coming. He promises to
protect us from evil, which is not to say evil won't happen, that is the nature
of a fallen world and our choice, but he will protect us from its destructive
consequences. He promises to help us through life. He promises to not leave us
alone. He promises to shade us from the worst that Satan may try to bring
against us. Yes, life can and will be hard at times. But without the Lord, it
would be unbearable and without hope. We have a wonderful hope and a glorious
future. We are deeply loved by the Father. We need to relax in his hands, and
remind ourselves: he knows; he is our keeper.
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