Psalm 121 ~ My Help Comes From The Lord

Sometimes after I read something, I paraphrase what it's saying in my own words. It helps me to actually think about what I'm reading, rather than just glaze over it. I hadn't done this in quite a long time, but I did this morning after I read Psalm 121.


In the ESV...

"Psalm 121
My Help Comes from the LORD

 ¹ I lift up my eyes to the hills.
   From where does my help come? 

² My help comes from the LORD,
   who made heaven and earth.

 ³ He will not let your foot be moved;
   he who keeps you will not slumber.
⁴ Behold, he who keeps Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.

 ⁵ The LORD is your keeper;
   the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
⁶ The sun shall not strike you by day,
   nor the moon by night.

 ⁷ The LORD will keep you from all evil;
   he will keep your life.
⁸ The LORD will keep
   your going out and your coming in
   from this time forth and forevermore."

My paraphrase...

 ^[1] I look all around me and ask, "Where does my help come from?" ^[2] Then I remember--my help comes from the Lord God! He will help me! God created everything around me on Earth and in Heaven. Surely He who created everything can help me with whatever I am facing! ^[3&4] God will not let me stumble, fall, or fail. God is my guardian! He won't sleep on the job. Indeed, God who watches over His people will not doze off or take a break from His guardian post. ^[5&6] Jesus is my guardian, my keeper, my healer, my protector, my rescuer, my hero. He is right next to me, and He is with me wherever I go. He never leaves my side! By day and by night, He is with me. Nothing can harm me with such a steadfast guardian beside me! ^[7] God will protect me from evil. My life is in His hands. ^[8] God will watch over me and protect me no matter where I am or where I am going. He will always protect me. He will never abandon me. Ever. And that's a promise. He is with me today and every day.

And then I thought of this song...

"My Help Comes From The Lord" ~ The Museum

...And how true the lyrics are!

"When sorrows come and hope seems gone
You’re the Rock I rest upon
When waters rise and I can’t breathe
You’re the love that rescues me

Out of the darkness
I lift up my eyes
Unto the hills
I feel my faith rise

Maker of heaven, giver of life
You are my strength, my song in the night
My refuge, my shelter
Now and forevermore
My help comes from the Lord

When I’m broken, scarred by sin
Death gives way to life again
When I suffer, when I’m bound
In You I’m free, in You I’m found

Out of the darkness
I lift up my eyes
Unto the hills
I feel my faith rise

Maker of heaven, giver of life
You are my strength
You’re my refuge
Now and forevermore

My help comes from the Lord
My help comes from the Lord"

//Amen.