Psalm 121 Literary Devices

Anxiety, worries, and fears are issues that everyone deals with on a daily basis. Psalm 121 has a very powerful message regarding these feelings and serves as clear evidence that God always watches over us. I have personally found this Psalm to be useful in my own life especially through hardships that I have faced. For example, throughout my childhood and even now, my dad and my brother both have been in and out of hospitals a lot and knowing that God was with me throughout that proved to be a challenge. I found this Psalm to be a comfort because I knew that God was always watching over me and my family regardless of the circumstance or situation. This Psalm creates a good framework for what our relationship with Christ is like and some of

In the opening verse of this Psalm it begins with very clear imagery of looking upon a mountain. The mountain may seem unimportant at first glance but mountains were known as a meeting place between the heavens and earth and where man could meet God. This image is very significant in understanding the remaining portion of the first stanza. It is also important to note that the second line asks a question and throughout the rest of the poem the question is being answered. The second line asks the question of, “Where does my help come from?” The question is followed with an answer in verse two that explains that the Lord is where our help comes from. It then specifies who the Lord is and what His role is overall. When the first verse mentions the mountain and this question immediately follows, the psalmist is asking even on the mountain where he is supposed to meet God so he can’t fully know where His help comes from until the answer is revealed in the following line. These beginning verses serve as a broad introduction to the deeper meaning that is revealed later on throughout the

God does not allow your foot to slip as he always watches over you throughout whatever mountains you may be climbing. Within these two verses we see parallel structure exemplified. It then says that God watches over us and never sleeps or slumbers which shows that God always has His hand of protection over us. We see God described two separate ways in these verses. One of these descriptions says “He who watches over Israel”. This is important because these specific verses provide varying examples of who the Lord is and how he can be seen and described. The main point of this particular passage is that God never rests and watches over