Psalm 121
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Psalm 121 is a biblical psalm beginning “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,” often set to music in Christian liturgical and choral traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament psalm
ⓘ
Song of Ascents ⓘ biblical psalm ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical scripture in Christianity
ⓘ
canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| commonlySetToMusic |
choral settings
ⓘ
congregational songs ⓘ hymn settings ⓘ |
| genre |
pilgrimage song
ⓘ
song of trust ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
sacred choral repertoire ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
the LORD neither slumbers nor sleeps
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the LORD shall preserve you from all evil ⓘ the LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguageUse |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| mentions |
going out and coming in
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hills ⓘ moon ⓘ sun ⓘ the LORD as keeper ⓘ |
| numberingInGreekLatinTradition | Psalm 120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberingInHebrewTradition | Psalm 121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingWords | I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills ⓘ |
| openingWordsHebrewTransliteration | Esa enai el-heharim ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Psalms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| positionInBookOfPsalms | 121 ⓘ |
| sectionOfBookOfPsalms | Songs of Ascents (Psalms 120–134) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
God as keeper and guardian
ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
personal devotion
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prayers for protection ⓘ prayers for travel and journeying ⓘ |
| usedIn |
evening prayer services
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funeral services ⓘ pilgrimage-themed services ⓘ services of comfort and assurance ⓘ |
| verseCount | 8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Requiem (Howells)