The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Psalmist opens as though an unbeliever, casting his eyes about in confusion, here and there, as if faith had not yet fixed him on God. But this unsettled looking teaches us something: true believers must learn to turn from all such wandering and direct their eyes alone to the Lord who made heaven and earth, where all help resides.
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Commenting on Psalm 121:1-8
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. None but the Lord could shelter us from these tremendous forces. These two great lights rule the day and the night, and under the lordship of both we shall labour or rest in equal safety.
Do not rely on creatures, on princes and great men like hills that fill the earth. In vain is salvation hoped for from them. Lift your eyes above the hills themselves; look beyond instruments to God, who makes them what they are to us. My help comes from the Lord alone, fetched in by faith in His promises and due regard to His institutions.
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Commenting on Psalm 121:1-8