The Meaning of Psalms 121:8 Explained

Psalms 121:8

KJV: The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

YLT: Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!

Darby: Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth and for evermore.

ASV: Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.

Discover Psalms 121:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 121:8?

MEANING: What does Psalms 121:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 121:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 121:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  shall preserve  thy going out  and thy coming in  from this time forth, and even for  evermore. 

What does Psalms 121:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 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: Psalms 121

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

What do the individual words in Psalms 121:8 mean?

Yahweh shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth and even forevermore
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־ צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־ עוֹלָֽם

יְֽהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יִשְׁמָר־  shall  preserve 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
צֵאתְךָ֥  your  going  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ  and  your  coming  in 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה  from  this  time  forth 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
וְעַד־  and  even 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
עוֹלָֽם  forevermore 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 121:8?

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