Time after Pentecost · Proper 24 · Year C
Psalm 121
I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills
October 22, 2028
Overview & Insights
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord.” (Psalm 121:1-2)
Among the psalms of ascent, hints of pilgrimage are particularly evident in this psalm. Mention of one’s “foot slipping” and “your coming and going” point to travel. The journeys to and from Jerusalem were made through hills and under “the sun . . . by day” and “the moon by night.”
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Commentary
Psalm 121 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse look at the LORD as tireless keeper of the pilgrim.
Commentary on Psalm 121 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary's exegesis of this song of ascents.
Psalm 121:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects several classic commentaries on the psalmist's lifted eyes.
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What is Psalm 121?
A song of ascents promising that the Lord who made heaven and earth keeps his people, neither slumbering nor sleeping, guarding their going out and coming in.
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