King James Version
Psalms 121:5 in the King James Version says “The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 121 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.”
Psalms 121:5 · KJV
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is thy keeper”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“upon thy right”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
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