Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from?
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I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?
2 My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
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No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.
3 God won't let your foot slip. Your protector won't fall asleep on the job.
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He won't let you stumble, your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
4 No! Israel's protector never sleeps or rests!
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Not on your life! Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep.
5 The LORD is your protector; the LORD is your shade right beside you.
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God's your Guardian, right at your side to protect you -
6 The sun won't strike you during the day; neither will the moon at night.
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Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.
7 The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life.
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God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life.
8 The LORD will protect you on your journeys— whether going or coming— from now until forever from now.
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He guards you when you leave and when you return, he guards you now, he guards you always.
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