The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
1 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?
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I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.
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My help cometh from the LORD, which 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 suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Not on your life! Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep.
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Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 God's your Guardian, right at your side to protect you -
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The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.
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The sun shall not smite thee 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 shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
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 shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
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.
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