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Psalm 121 in Hebrew and English

8 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִֽי׃

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?

עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

My help cometh from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

אַל־יִתֵּן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֶךָ אַל־יָנוּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; He that keepeth thee will not slumber.

הִנֵּה לֹא־יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Behold, He that keepeth Israel Doth neither slumber nor sleep.

יְהוָה שֹׁמְרֶךָ יְהוָה צִלְּךָ עַל־יַד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

The LORD is thy keeper; The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

יוֹמָם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לֹא־יַכֶּכָּה וְיָרֵחַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃

The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.

יְהוָה יִשְׁמָרְךָ מִכָּל־רָע יִשְׁמֹר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; He shall keep thy soul.

יְהוָה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ וּבוֹאֶךָ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

The LORD shall guard thy going out and thy coming in, From this time forth and for ever.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 27 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Part of the Songs of Ascents
  • 8 verses, 56 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 121 have?

Psalm 121 has 8 verses and 56 words.

On which day is Psalm 121 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 27 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 121?

The heading of Psalm 121 does not name an author.

How long does it take to read Psalm 121?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.