Psalms 121:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”
What this verse means
‘I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from?’ raises the question of where to look for help, which the next verse answers: from the LORD.
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BSBPD
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 121:1 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- Psalms 68:15A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
- Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
- Psalms 87:1He has founded His city on the holy mountains.
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
- Psalms 123:1I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
- Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 3:23Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
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