The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?
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I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
2 No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.
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My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
3 He won't let you stumble, your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
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He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Not on your life! Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep.
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Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 God's your Guardian, right at your side to protect you -
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The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
6 Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.
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The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
7 God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life.
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The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
8 He guards you when you leave and when you return, he guards you now, he guards you always.
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The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
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.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.