Psalms 120 (DRB)

Chapter Text

120:1 I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me.

120:2 My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

120:3 May he not suffer thy foot to be moved: neither let him slumber that keepeth thee.

120:4 Behold he shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel.

120:5 The Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy protection upon thy right hand.

120:6 The sun shall not burn thee by day: nor the moon by night.

120:7 The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.

120:8 May the Lord keep thy coming in and thy going out; from henceforth now and for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lifted", "eyes", "mountains", "whence", "help", "shall", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lifted" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "lifted" and "eyes" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lifted" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.