Psalm 121

Verse 1-8 ESV

 A Song of Ascents.

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

 2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 

4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 

5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. 

6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 

7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 

8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
TO MEDITATE, PRAY, AND MEMORIZE VERSES 1-8 AND TO DIG DEEPER

​Materials Needed-Bible, writing utensil and notecard/paper

Optional - Notebook, journal, grid paper 

Optional - Scripture Memory with Alicia  (see link on website)

Prepare Before Memorizing and Digging Deeper  

• Read through Psalm 121 everyday for 1 week
• Gather Background information:  Who wrote the Psalm, To who was it written, What kind of style is the book of Psalms.  When was it written?  
• Get the Context by asking the 5 W’s and H (Who, What, Where, Why, When and How)
• Who is speaking?
• Who are the recipients?
• Who is this about?
• What is the subject? 
• What is the setting?
• Can you identify repetitive phrases?
• Do you see any parallelism?  (Repeating structure or rhythm in successive lines Example: “He makes me lie down… He leads me… He restores…” (Psalm 23)
• Do you see any similes (use of LIKE or AS)
• Do you see any Metaphors being used (this is a direct comparison without using “like or as” 
• Do you identify any personification?  (giving human qualities to non human things
• Do you identify any hyperboles? Exaggeration for emphasis 
• Example: “My tears have been my food day and night.” Psalm 42:3 
• Identify Keywords (Click here to know how to mark Keywords for Psalm)
• Look up the word in a dictionary

Dig Deeper into keywords by looking up the word in its original form (Hebrew/Greek) by using the Blue Letter Bible Lexicon  to get a better understanding of how the word is used. (Click here for instructional video)

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