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The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/121.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/121.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/121.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD <i>is</i> thy keeper: the LORD <i>is</i> thy shade upon thy right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/121.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD <i>is</i> your keeper; The LORD <i>is</i> your shade at your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/121.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your protector; The LORD is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/121.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/121.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/121.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh is your keeper; Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/121.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/121.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter right by your side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/121.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter right by your side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/121.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/121.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD is your protector, there at your right side to shade you from the sun. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/121.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/121.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is your guardian. The LORD is the shade over your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/121.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will guard you; he is by your side to protect you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/121.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade at your right side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/121.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your protector; the LORD is the shade at your right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/121.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper. The LORD is your shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/121.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/121.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/121.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/121.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH [is] He who is preserving you, "" YHWH [is] your shade on your right hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/121.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah is thy preserver, Jehovah is thy shade on thy right hand,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/121.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah watching thee Jehovah thy shade upon thy right hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/121.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy protection upon thy right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/121.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 120:5>The Lord is your keeper, the Lord is your protection, above your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/121.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/121.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/121.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD will protect you with his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/121.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH is your keeper and LORD JEHOVAH will put you in his right hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/121.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD is thy keeper; The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/121.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord shall keep thee: the Lord is thy shelter upon thy right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/121-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16070" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/121.htm">I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·re·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">is your keeper;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738: ṣil·lə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A shadow. From tsalal; shade, whether literal or figurative.">is the shade</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mî·ne·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">your right</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></span><br />For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1-2</a></span><br />He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. / I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a></span><br />He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5-6</a></span><br />Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy, / a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a></span><br />I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-7.htm">Psalm 32:7</a></span><br />You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></span><br />The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a></span><br />Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></span><br />For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a></span><br />The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a></span><br />But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">1 Peter 1:5</a></span><br />who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD is your keeper: the LORD is your shade on your right hand.</p><p class="hdg">thy shade</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a></b></br> And 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5,6</a></b></br> And 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 <i>shall be</i> a defence… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a></b></br> For 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 <i>is</i> as a storm <i>against</i> the wall.</p><p class="hdg">upon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a></b></br> I have set the LORD always before me: because <i>he is</i> at my right hand, I shall not be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Psalm 109:31</a></b></br> For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save <i>him</i> from those that condemn his soul.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Preserver</a> <a href="/psalms/119-172.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/109-23.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Watches</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-18.htm">Preserver</a> <a href="/psalms/137-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Watches</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 121</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/121-1.htm">The great safety of the godly, who put their trust in God's protection</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/121.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/121.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD is your keeper;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's role as a protector and guardian. In the context of ancient Israel, a "keeper" was someone who watched over and protected valuable possessions, such as a shepherd with his sheep. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God is depicted as a shepherd. The term "keeper" also suggests a personal and attentive care, indicating that God is actively involved in the lives of His people. This aligns with the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where He promises to be their God and protector. The idea of God as a keeper is further reinforced in the New Testament, where Jesus refers to Himself as the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), highlighting His protective and sacrificial role for His followers.<p><b>the LORD is the shade on your right hand.</b><br>In the ancient Near Eastern context, shade was a vital necessity in the harsh desert climate, providing relief and protection from the sun's intense heat. The mention of the "right hand" signifies a position of strength and honor, as the right hand was often associated with power and authority. This phrase suggests that God provides protection and support in the most critical areas of life. The imagery of shade also evokes the idea of God's presence being a refuge and a source of comfort, similar to how a tree provides shade and rest. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a>, where God is described as a refuge from the storm and a shade from the heat. The protective nature of God as shade can also be seen as a type of Christ, who offers spiritual rest and protection to believers, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to King David, though the specific author is not definitively known. The psalmist expresses trust in God's protection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_right_hand.htm">The Right Hand</a></b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, the right hand symbolizes power, strength, and favor. It is often associated with a person's primary means of action and defense.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_protector.htm">God as Protector</a></b><br>The term "keeper" (Hebrew: shomer) signifies a guardian or watchman. God is actively involved in safeguarding His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_presence.htm">Divine Presence</a></b><br>The imagery of God as "shade" suggests His nearness and comfort. Just as shade provides relief from the sun, God's presence offers protection and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_in_weakness.htm">Strength in Weakness</a></b><br>The right hand, often a symbol of human strength, is supported by God. This teaches reliance on divine strength rather than our own abilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The use of "LORD" (Yahweh) underscores God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. Believers can trust in His unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_trust.htm">Practical Trust</a></b><br>In daily life, believers are encouraged to trust in God's protection and guidance, especially in times of uncertainty or fear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_121.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 121</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_121_5-6__literal_protection.htm">Psalm 121:5–6 – How does God literally protect people from sunstroke or “moon harm,” and does this contradict modern scientific understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_96_5_fit_with_the_big_bang.htm">Psalm 96:5 proclaims the Lord 'made the heavens,' so how does this fit with current cosmological theories such as the Big Bang and the vast timeline of cosmic evolution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_cain_about_abel.htm">Genesis 4:8-10: Why would God question Cain about Abel's whereabouts if God is supposed to be all-knowing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_place_of_residence.htm">What defines a psalm?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/121.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Thy keeper.</span>--Notice again how the prominent word is caught up from the preceding verse and amplified, and then again repeated, and again amplified in <a href="/context/psalms/121-7.htm" title="The LORD shall preserve you from all evil: he shall preserve your soul.">Psalm 121:7-8</a>, where <span class= "ital">preserve </span>is an unfortunate substitution by the Authorised Version.<p><span class= "bld">Shade.</span>--An image of protection, and one peculiarly attractive to the Oriental. (See <a href="/numbers/14-9.htm" title="Only rebel not you against the LORD, neither fear you the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.">Numbers 14:9</a>, margin; <a href="/psalms/91-1.htm" title="He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.">Psalm 91:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm" title="For you have 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.">Isaiah 25:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm" title="And 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.">Isaiah 32:2</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/121.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord is thy Keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand</span>. "Thy shade" means "thy protection." "thy defense." Protection was especially needed on the right hand, as the side which no shield guarded. Latin writers call the right side "latus aperture." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/121-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] your keeper;</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] the shade</span><br /><span class="heb">צִ֝לְּךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(ṣil·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6738.htm">Strong's 6738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your right</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמִינֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mî·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 121:5 Yahweh is your keeper (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/121-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 121:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 121:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/121-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 121:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 121:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>