Psalms 121:3–8
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
He will not suffer thy foote to bee moued: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel; shall neither slumber nor sleepe.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade, vpon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The sunne shall not smite thee by day; nor the moone by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserue thee from all euill: hee shall preserue thy soule.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
The LORD shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in: from this time foorth and euen for euermore.
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From verse 3
- Proverbs 3:26Rank 1 from verse 3
- Proverbs 3:23Rank 2 from verse 3
- 1 Samuel 2:9Rank 3 from verse 3
- Psalms 91:12Rank 4 from verse 3
- Psalms 66:9Rank 5 from verse 3
- 1 Peter 1:5Rank 6 from verse 3
- Isaiah 27:3Rank 7 from verse 3
- Psalms 127:1Rank 8 from verse 3
- Proverbs 2:8Rank 9 from verse 3
- Psalms 41:2Rank 10 from verse 3
From verse 4
- Psalms 127:1Rank 1 from verse 4
- Isaiah 27:3Rank 2 from verse 4
- Psalms 32:7–8Rank 3 from verse 4
7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
7*Thou art my hiding place, thou shalt preserue mee from trouble: thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliuerance. Selah.
8†I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt goe: I will guide thee with mine eye.
- Ecclesiastes 8:16Rank 4 from verse 4
16¶ When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
16¶ When I applied mine heart to know wisedome, and to see the busines that is done vpon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleepe with his eyes.)
- 1 Kings 18:27Rank 5 from verse 4
27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
27And it came to passe at noone, that Eliiah mocked them, and saide, Crie †aloud: for he is a god, either ‖he is talking, or he †is pursuing, or hee is in a iourney, or peraduenture he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
- Psalms 27:1Rank 6 from verse 4
- Revelation 7:15Rank 7 from verse 4
From verse 5
- Isaiah 25:4Rank 1 from verse 5
4For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
4For thou hast bene a strength to the poore, a strength to the needy in his distresse, a refuge from the storme, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storme against the wall.
- Psalms 91:1Rank 2 from verse 5
- Exodus 13:21Rank 3 from verse 5
21And 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:
21And *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 giue them light to goe by day and night.
- Psalms 16:8Rank 4 from verse 5
- Isaiah 4:5–6Rank 5 from verse 5
5And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
6And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
5*‖†And the LORD will create vpon euery dwelling place of mount Zion, and vpon her assemblies a cloude, and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for vpon all the glory shall be a defence.
6And there shalbe a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a couert from storme and from raine.
- Psalms 109:31Rank 6 from verse 5
- Isaiah 32:2Rank 7 from verse 5
2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
2†And a man shall be as an hiding place from the winde, and a couert from the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, as the shadow of a great rocke in a wearie land.
- Matthew 23:37Rank 8 from verse 5
37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
37*O Hierusalem, Hierusalem, thou that killest the Prophets, *and stonest them which are sent vnto thee, how often would *I haue gathered thy children together, euen as a hen gathereth her chickens vnder her wings, and yee would not?
From verse 6
- Revelation 7:16Rank 1 from verse 6
- Isaiah 49:10Rank 2 from verse 6
10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
10*They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heate nor sunne smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, euen by the springs of water shall he guide them.
- Psalms 91:5–10Rank 3 from verse 6
5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
5Thou shalt not bee afraid for the terrour by night: nor for the arrow that flieth by day:
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darknes: nor for the destruction, that wasteth at noone-day.
7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.
8Onely with thine eyes shalt thou behold: & see the reward of the wicked.
9Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, euen the most High, thy habitation:
10There shall no euill befall thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
8‖And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.
From verse 7
- 2 Timothy 4:18Rank 1 from verse 7
- Psalms 91:9–12Rank 2 from verse 7
9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
9Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, euen the most High, thy habitation:
10There shall no euill befall thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11*For hee shall giue his Angels charge ouer thee: to keepe thee in all thy wayes.
12They shall beare thee vp in their hands: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- Psalms 41:2Rank 3 from verse 7
- Proverbs 12:21Rank 4 from verse 7
- Psalms 145:20Rank 5 from verse 7
- Job 5:19–27Rank 6 from verse 7
19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
19*Hee shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, yea in seuen there shall no euill touch thee.
20In famine he shall redeeme thee from death: and in warre from the †power of the sword.
21Thou shalt be hidde ‖from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction, when it commeth.
22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23*For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24And thou shalt know that thy ‖tabernacle shall bee in peace; and thou shalt visite thy habitation, and shalt not ‖sinne.
25Thou shalt know also that thy seede shalbe ‖great, and thine offspring as the grasse of the earth.
26Thou shalt come to thy graue in a full age, like as a shocke of corne †commeth in, in his season.
27Loe this, wee haue searched it, so it is; heare it, and know thou it †for thy good.
- Psalms 34:22Rank 7 from verse 7
- Romans 8:35–39Rank 8 from verse 7
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
35Who shall separate vs from the loue of Christ? shall tribulation, or distresse, or persecution, or famine, or nakednesse, or perill, or sword?
36(As it is written, *for thy sake we are killed all the day long, wee are accounted as sheepe for the slaughter.)
37Nay in all these things wee are more then conquerours, through him that loued vs.
38For I am perswaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shalbe able to separate vs from the loue of God, which is in Christ Iesus our Lord.
- Matthew 6:13Rank 9 from verse 7
- Psalms 97:10Rank 10 from verse 7
- Romans 8:28Rank 11 from verse 7
From verse 8
- Deuteronomy 28:6Rank 1 from verse 8
- Proverbs 2:8Rank 2 from verse 8
- Proverbs 3:6Rank 3 from verse 8
- Psalms 113:2Rank 4 from verse 8
31¶ Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
31¶ Then wee departed from the riuer of Ahaua, on the twelfth day of the first moneth, to goe vnto Ierusalem; and the hand of our God was vpon vs, and hee deliuered vs from the hand of the enemie, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
- Psalms 115:18Rank 6 from verse 8
21¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
21¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the riuer Ahaua, that we might afflict our selues before our God, to seeke of him a right way for vs, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
- James 4:13–16Rank 8 from verse 8
13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
13Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morrow wee will goe into such a city and continue there a yere, and buy, and sell, and get gaine:
14Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: *for what is your life? ‖It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away.
15For that yee ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall liue, and doe this, or that.
16But now yee reioyce in your boastings: all such reioycing is euill.
- 2 Samuel 5:2Rank 9 from verse 8
2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
2Also in time past when Saul was king ouer vs, thou wast hee that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, *Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt bee a captaine ouer Israel.
- Deuteronomy 28:19Rank 10 from verse 8
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Psalms 121:3
1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.
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Sense 1: The lower extremity used for standing or walking. Sense 2: A measure, base, or lowest part. Sense 3: As a verb, to tread or walk.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.
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To sleep lightly; to doze.
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Psalms 121:4
1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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To sleep lightly; to doze.
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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
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Psalms 121:5
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Protective shadow, shelter, or covering from heat or harm.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Psalms 121:6
The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To strike, hit, beat, wound, kill, defeat, destroy, afflict, plague, or bring a forceful blow, judgment, correction, or rebuke upon someone or something.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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Psalms 121:7
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Psalms 121:8
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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For all time to come; always, perpetually, or for ever from the stated point onward.
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2My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
2*My helpe commeth from the LORD: which made heauen and earth.
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
3He will not suffer thy foote to bee moued: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Selected passage4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel; shall neither slumber nor sleepe.
Selected passage5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade, vpon thy right hand.
Selected passage6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
6The sunne shall not smite thee by day; nor the moone by night.
Selected passage7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
7The LORD shall preserue thee from all euill: hee shall preserue thy soule.
Selected passage8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
8The LORD shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in: from this time foorth and euen for euermore.
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