The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
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.
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.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 121:1-8
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. (c) Neither heat nor cold, nor any inconvenience will be able to destroy God's Church, even though for a time they may molest it.