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Psalms 121:6
The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses a traveler or pilgrim, framing the promise within a journey context where environmental dangers are constant. The words — יוֹמָ֗ם (yo.Mam) = by day and יַכֶּ֗/כָּה (ya.Ke./kah) = it will strike you anchor the verse’s literal claim that physical harm will not occur. The thread — The motif of God shielding His people from scorching heat and celestial dangers appears in Revelation 7:16, Isaiah 49:10, and Psalm 91:5. Why it lands — The text demands a reader replace fear of natural threats with reliance on God’s uninterrupted vigilance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Cross-references
- Revelation 7:16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
- Isaiah 49:10 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.
- Psalms 91:5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- Jonah 4:8 As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”