Psalm 121:1 “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”

Psalm 121:1

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

World English Bible

I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

American Standard Version

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?

Geneva Bible 1599

A song of degrees. I will lift mine eyes vnto the mountaines, from whence mine helpe shall come.

Darby Translation

I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?

Young's Literal Translation

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?

Bible in Basic English

My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?

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Cross references

“A Song”

Psalm 120:1

Psalm 120:1 · BSB

In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.

“I will, etc”

Jeremiah 3:23

Jeremiah 3:23 · BSB

Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.

“lift up”

Psalm 123:1 Isaiah 2:3 Psalm 2:6 Psalm 87:1 Psalm 78:68 Psalm 68:15

Psalm 123:1 · BSB

I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

Isaiah 2:3 · BSB

And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and…

Psalm 2:6 · BSB

“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

Psalm 87:1 · BSB

He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

Psalm 78:68 · BSB

But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

Psalm 68:15 · BSB

A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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