Psalms
Psalm 121:7–8
7The LORD will guard you from all evil;
He will preserve your soul.
8The LORD will watch over your coming and going,
both now and forevermore.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 121:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will guard you | יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ | yiš·mā·rə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| from all | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| evil | רָ֑ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| He will preserve | יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר | yiš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| your soul | נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Psalm 121:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְֽהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will watch over | יִשְׁמָר־ | yiš·mār- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| your coming | וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ | ū·ḇō·w·’e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and going | צֵאתְךָ֥ | ṣê·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| both now | מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה | mê·‘at·tāh | Preposition-m; Adverb | H6258 now |
| and forevermore | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 121:7 2 Timothy 4:18 · Psalm 91:9–12 · Psalm 41:2 · Proverbs 12:21 · Psalm 145:20 · Psalm 34:22 · Job 5:19–27 · Romans 8:35–39 · Matthew 6:13 · Psalm 97:10 · Romans 8:28
Psalm 121:8 Deuteronomy 28:6 · Proverbs 2:8 · Proverbs 3:6 · Psalm 113:2 · Ezra 8:31 · Psalm 115:18 · James 4:13–16 · Ezra 8:21 · 2 Samuel 5:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.