Psalms 121 · Verse 3

Psalms 121:3

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Psalms 121:3, King James Version

Psalms 121:3 in other translations

BSBHe will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
WEBHe will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.
ASVHe will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
YLTHe suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.
DARBYHe will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
BBEMay he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.
WebsterHe will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

What does Psalms 121:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 121:3-4
3-4. His sleepless vigilance is added. to be moved--(Compare Psa 38:16; 66:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved - The foundation, God's infinite power and goodness, on which thou standest, cannot be moved; and whilst thou standest on this basis, thy foot cannot be moved.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 121:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe permitH5414
לַמּ֣וֹטla.Motto <the> slipH4132
רַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khafoot yourH7272
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יָ֝נ֗וּםya.Numhe slumberH5123
שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ\׃Sho.me.Re.khaprotector yourH8104

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 121:3

  • Proverbs 3:26

    For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

  • Proverbs 3:23

    Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

  • 1 Samuel 2:9

    He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

  • Psalms 91:12

    They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  • Psalms 66:9

    Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

  • Isaiah 27:3

    I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

  • Psalms 127:1

    A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

  • 1 Peter 1:5

    Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  • Proverbs 2:8

    He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.

  • Psalms 41:2

    The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will not.
91:12; 1Sa 2:9; Pr 2:8; 3:23,26; 1Pe 1:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 121:2

    My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

  • Psalms 121:3

    He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

  • Psalms 121:4

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

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Psalms 121:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No dará tu pie al resbaladero; ni se dormirá el que te guarda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il ne permettra point que ton pied soit ébranlé; celui qui te garde ne sommeillera pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er wird nicht zulassen, daß dein Fuß wanke; dein Hüter schlummert nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jerusalem, quæ ædificatur ut civitas, cujus participatio ejus in idipsum.