The Meaning of Psalms 121:5 Explained

Psalms 121:5

KJV: The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

YLT: Jehovah is thy preserver, Jehovah is thy shade on thy right hand,

Darby: Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand;

ASV: Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.

Discover Psalms 121:5

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 121:5?

MEANING: What does Psalms 121:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 121:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 121:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  [is] thy keeper:  the LORD  [is] thy shade  upon thy right  hand. 

What does Psalms 121:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 121:1-8 - Where To Find Help
This is the first of the "Songs of Degrees." It has been suggested that they were pilgrim-songs to beguile the journeys from all parts of the country to the great annual feasts. They have been associated with the reign of the good Hezekiah. Mesech and Kedar are typical enemies, who forced their way into the kingdom of Judah and vexed the people of God. They are compared to sharp swords and arrows in Psalms 57:4; Psalms 64:3, but now in turn they shall be pierced and scorched. How many who start on a pilgrimage to the Celestial City must run a similar gauntlet! Their enemies arise from their own household. In such distress of soul, prayer is our only hope, Psalms 120:1.
Psalms 121:1-8
The keynote of this psalm is the word keep, which occurs in one form or another six times. In Psalms 121:1 and Psalms 121:2 the soloist suggests that in hours of trial we should look beyond mountains and hills to the Lord who made them all. In Psalms 121:3-8 the chorus endorses and commends the choice. All the saints of every dispensation add their cumulative testimony to the wisdom of entrusting the keeping of soul and body to our faithful Creator. Notice the exquisite sequence of phrases: neither slumber nor sleep; by day, by night; thy going out, and thy coming in; thee and. thy soul; this time forth and for evermore. The meshes are woven very closely. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 121

1  The great safety of the godly, who put their trust in God's protection

What do the individual words in Psalms 121:5 mean?

Yahweh [is] your keeper your shade at hand your right
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־ יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ

יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ  your  keeper 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
צִ֝לְּךָ֗  your  shade 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: צֵל  
Sense: shadow, shade.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַ֥ד  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
יְמִינֶֽךָ  your  right 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 121:5?

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