1I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not
slumber.
4Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor
sleep.
5The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7The Lord shall preserve you
from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8The Lord shall preserve
your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.
Commentary
Vs.
1-2
1I will lift up my
eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
With confidence we look to the Lord our God for our deliverance, for it is He who made heaven and earth and there is nothing He cannot accomplish in our lives. We then look to Him alone, for He is our help in times of distress and troubles.
Vs. 3-4 3He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not
slumber.
4Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor
sleep.
The Scripture now moves from a personal assertion to a personal promise, a promise that God is giving us through His Word, His promise of His securing us, His elect whom He has chosen to believe in Him through His Son. For when we do He then takes it upon Himself to keep us from being moved from Him. That is what is meant when He says He will not allow our foot to be moved. For though we may go through many fiery trials in this life, He is always watching over us and working out all things for our good in the end. Therefore, we can be assured of His helping and keeping us, from the day we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ to the end of eternity, for He never sleeps nor slumbers as He keeps watch over us, therefore He will never be caught “off guard” when it come to preserving our souls, (consider John 10:27-30). And so just as He always watches over Israel, always persevering them for Himself, so He will preserve me and you.
Vs. 5-6 5The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord God Creator and Sustainer of all things is our keeper. He is the One who stands by us as a shade from the sun, (a metaphor for protection against all burning wrath), on the one hand, and a guard against the moon, (a metaphor for the powers of darkness on the other). It is really easy to then see God the Father’s persevering His Son in these passages, and thus all of us who believe in Him as well.
Vs. 7 “The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.”
Now understand that our being persevered from all evil is not a promise of a life free from troubles, but a life preserved and protected from being overcome by evil! For no matter how much the enemy of our souls throws at us, or tragedy and misfortune comes to us, God the Father who steadfastly loves us shall always preserve us from all evil (please see Rom. 8:28-39). His Promise then of preserving us from all evil means that all evil (no matter how strong or intense) will ever overcome or consume us! (consider the Apostle Pauls' own declaration about this in 2 Cor. 4:7-15).
Vs. 8 “The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even
forevermore.”
From the day we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, until the conclusion of our journey down here when we are finally get to go home and be with the Lord Jesus Christ and all His people in heaven forever. The Lord shall preserve us from this time forth and even forevermore!
Scripture Quotations
New King James (1982): Thomas Nelson.
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