KJV King James Version
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
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Psalm 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
WEB World English Bible
He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.
ASV American Standard Version
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.
Surrounding context — Psalm 121
1 A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
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Proverbs 3:26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.Proverbs 3:23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.Psalm 91:12They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.Psalm 127:1A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.Psalm 66:9Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.Isaiah 27:3I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest [any] hurt it, I will keep it night and day.1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.Psalm 41:2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.Proverbs 2:8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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