New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come?
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<A Song of the going up.> My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
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Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
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May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.
4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
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See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
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The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
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You will not be touched by the sun in the day, or by the moon at night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
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The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.
8 The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.
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The Lord will keep watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time and for ever.
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