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												Verse 1-2Psalms 121:1-2. I will lift up 
												mine eyes unto the hills — To 
												Zion and Moriah, called the holy 
												mountains, Psalms 87:1, the 
												hills on which the tabernacle or 
												temple stood, where were the ark 
												of the covenant, the oracle, and 
												the altars. I will have an eye 
												to the special presence of God 
												in his church, and with his 
												people, and from thence I will 
												expect help. My help cometh from 
												the Lord — From God alone, and 
												therefore to him alone will I 
												turn mine eyes; which made 
												heaven and earth — And therefore 
												how great soever my straits and 
												difficulties may be, he has 
												power sufficient for my succour 
												and relief.
 
 Verses 3-8
 Psalms 121:3-8. He will not 
												suffer thy foot to be moved — To 
												wit, so as to fall into 
												mischief. He speaks, as it were, 
												from God to himself, but, 
												withal, to the encouragement of 
												all good men. He that keepeth 
												thee will not slumber — Will not 
												overlook nor neglect any thing 
												which is necessary for thy 
												preservation. The Lord is thy 
												shade upon thy right hand — Both 
												to refresh thee, and keep thee 
												from the burning heat of the 
												sun. In those countries where 
												the heat of the sun was 
												intolerable, shady places were 
												esteemed not only very 
												refreshing, but likewise 
												salutary, and necessary to the 
												preservation of health and life. 
												When, therefore, the psalmist 
												styles God his shade, he means 
												that he protected him from 
												danger, and refreshed him with 
												comforts. The sun shall not 
												smite thee by day — With 
												excessive heat; nor the moon by 
												night — With that cold and damp 
												which come into the air by it. 
												Intemperate heats and colds are 
												the springs of many diseases. 
												And, “as the heat of the sun by 
												day, so the copious dews, which 
												fall most abundantly in the 
												moonshine, were very pernicious 
												in those countries.” The sense 
												is, He shall protect thee from 
												all evils, both day and night. 
												The Lord shall preserve thy 
												going out and coming in — Shall 
												guard and assist thee in all thy 
												expeditions, journeys, and 
												affairs, both at home and 
												abroad; from this time forth, 
												and even for evermore — He will 
												be thy guide even unto death, 
												and then bring thee to his 
												heavenly kingdom. God will 
												protect his church and his 
												saints always, even to the end 
												of the world; the Spirit, which 
												is their preserver and 
												comforter, shall abide with them 
												for ever.
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