Psalms 121 — Jamieson–Fausset–Brown
121:1
1. I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare Psa 25:1), mingled with expectation. The last clause, read as a question, is answered,
121:2
2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge (Psa 115:15), to which,
121:3–4
3-4. His sleepless vigilance is added. to be moved--(Compare Psa 38:16; 66:9).
121:5
5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place (Psa 109:31; 110:5).
121:6–8
6-8. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils. nor the moon by night--poetically represents the dangers of the night, over which the moon presides (Ge 1:16).