[1] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Hills — To Sion and Moriah, which are called the holy mountains.
[5] The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Shade — To keep thee from the burning heat of the sun.
[6] The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Smite — With excessive heat.
Moon — With that cold and moisture which come into the air by it. Intemperate heats and colds are the springs of many diseases.
Psalm 121 Bible Commentary
John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes
Verse 1
[1] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Hills — To Sion and Moriah, which are called the holy mountains.
Verse 5
[5] The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Shade — To keep thee from the burning heat of the sun.
Verse 6
[6] The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Smite — With excessive heat.
Moon — With that cold and moisture which come into the air by it. Intemperate heats and colds are the springs of many diseases.