The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Message Bible MSG
1 A song of ascents: If I raise my eyes to the hills, from where will my help come?
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I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?
2 My help comes from ADONAI, the maker of heaven and earth.
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No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.
3 He will not let your foot slip -your guardian is not asleep.
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He won't let you stumble, your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
4 No, the guardian of Isra'el never slumbers or sleeps.
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Not on your life! Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep.
5 ADONAI is your guardian; at your right hand ADONAI provides you with shade
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God's your Guardian, right at your side to protect you -
6 the sun can't strike you during the day or even the moon at night.
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Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.
7 ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life.
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God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life.
8 ADONAI will guard your coming and going from now on and forever.
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He guards you when you leave and when you return, he guards you now, he guards you always.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.