Psalm 121
Psalm 121 Meaning
Psalm 121 is a beloved traveling song. The pilgrim lifts his eyes to the hills and asks where his help comes from, then answers: my help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
It promises that God will not let your foot slip, that He neither slumbers nor sleeps, and that He will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
Key verses from Psalm 121
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”
Psalm 121:1
“My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:2
“Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”
Psalm 121:4
“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
Psalm 121:8
How Psalm 121 points to Jesus
Jesus is the keeper who never slumbers, watching over our going out and coming in. In Him our help is sure, from this life through death and forevermore.