Psalms 121:4 (GNV)

Passage

Beholde, he that keepeth Israel, wil neither slumber nor sleepe.

Nearby Context

Psalms 121:2 Mine helpe commeth from the Lord, which hath made the heauen and the earth.

Psalms 121:3 He wil not suffer thy foote to slippe: for he that keepeth thee, will not slumber.

Psalms 121:4 Beholde, he that keepeth Israel, wil neither slumber nor sleepe.

Psalms 121:5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shadow at thy right hand.

Psalms 121:6 The sunne shall not smite thee by day, nor the moone by night.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beholde", "keepeth", "israel", "neither", "slumber", and "sleepe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beholde" and "keepeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "He wil not suffer thy foote to..." into verse 5's "The Lord is thy keeper the Lord...", so "beholde" and "keepeth" belong inside that flow. 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 "beholde" and "keepeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.