King James Version
Psalms 121:6 in the King James Version says “The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 121 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.”
Psalms 121:6 · KJV
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.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The sun”
H8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“by night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
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