Psalm 121:3 “He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.”

Psalm 121:3

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

He wil not suffer thy foote to slippe: for he that keepeth thee, will not slumber.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.

Bible in Basic English

May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.

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Cross references

“will not”

Proverbs 3:26 Proverbs 3:23 1 Samuel 2:9 Psalm 91:12 1 Peter 1:5 Proverbs 2:8

Proverbs 3:26 · BSB

for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

Proverbs 3:23 · BSB

Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.

1 Samuel 2:9 · BSB

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Psalm 91:12 · BSB

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

1 Peter 1:5 · BSB

who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Proverbs 2:8 · BSB

to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

Also

Psalm 66:9 Isaiah 27:3 Psalm 127:1 Psalm 41:2

Psalm 66:9 · BSB

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

Isaiah 27:3 · BSB

I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;

Psalm 127:1 · BSB

Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

Psalm 41:2 · BSB

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.

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.

4Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

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