Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep-- he who protects Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
King James Version
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Holman Bible
does not slumber or sleep.
International Standard Version
Look! The one who is guarding Israel never sleeps and does not take naps.
A Conservative Version
Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
American Standard Version
Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.
Amplified
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].
Darby Translation
Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, he watching. Israel will not slumber and he will not sleep.
King James 2000
Behold, he that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
NET Bible
Look! Israel's protector does not sleep or slumber!
New Heart English Bible
Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! neither will slumber nor sleep, The keeper of Israel.
Webster
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
World English Bible
Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth, He who is preserving Israel.
Themes
God » Keeper of the saints » The sleepless watchman
God » Keeps the saints » The sleepless watchman
Jews, the » Under God's special protection
divine Keeper » The sleepless watchman
Overshadowing providence » Keeps the saints » The sleepless watchman
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Keeper
The Providence of God » Is ever watchful
divine Providence » Keeps the saints » The sleepless watchman
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 121:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Our Protector
3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; he who protects you will not slumber. 4 Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep-- he who protects Israel. 5 Yahweh [is] your protector; Yahweh [is] your shade at your right hand.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 18:27
It happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, "Call out with a loud voice, for he [is] a god! Perhaps he is meditating, or {is using the bathroom}, or [is] on a journey. Perhaps he [is] asleep and must wake up!"
Psalm 27:1
Yahweh [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yahweh [is] the refuge of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 32:7-8
You [are] my hiding place; from trouble you preserve me. [With] cries of deliverance you surround me. Selah
Psalm 127:1
Unless Yahweh builds a house, its builders labor at it in vain. Unless Yahweh guards a city, a guard watches in vain.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
I applied my mind to know wisdom and to understand the business that is done on earth--how neither day nor night one's eyes see sleep.
Isaiah 27:3
I, Yahweh, [am] her keeper; I water it {again and again}. Lest one afflict [harm] on it, I guard it night and day;
Revelation 7:15
Because of this, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne {will shelter} them.