Bible Strands
Psalms 121:7
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a listener directly using second-person pronouns, continuing the surrounding verses' focus on divine protection during travel and daily life.
The words — יִשְׁמְרֶךָ (yish.ma.re./Kha) = he will protect you [H8104] and נַפְשֶׁךָ (naf.She./kha) = your life [H5315] anchor the verse's claim of active preservation.
The thread — This theme of comprehensive divine guarding appears in Psalms 41:2, Psalms 91:9, and 2 Timothy 4:18.
Why it lands — The text states that Yahweh actively prevents harm and sustains life, requiring the reader to acknowledge dependence on divine preservation rather than personal security.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Cross-references
- 2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Psalms 91:9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
- Psalms 41:2 The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
- Proverbs 12:21 No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- Psalms 145:20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
- Job 5:19 He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
- Psalms 34:22 The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
- Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
- Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Psalms 97:10 Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.