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| 1. | {A Song of Ascents.} I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? |
A Song of the going up. My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from? |
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. | ||
| 2. | My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. | Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. | ||
| 3. | He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. | May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you. | He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. | ||
| 4. | Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. | See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep. | Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. | ||
| 5. | Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. | The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. | The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. | ||
| 6. | The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. | You will not be touched by the sun in the day, or by the moon at night. | The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. | ||
| 7. | Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. | The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul. | The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. | ||
| 8. | Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forth, and forevermore. | The Lord will keep watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time and for ever. | The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. | ||