Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 121:3-8
Psalms 121:3-8. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved To wit, so as to fall into mischief. He speaks, as it were, from God to himself, but, withal, to the encouragement of all good men. He that keepeth thee will not slumber Will not overlook nor neglect any thing which is necessary for thy preservation. The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand Both to refresh thee, and keep thee from the burning heat of the sun. In those countries where the heat of the sun was intolerable, shady... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 121:7
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil - This is an advance of the thought. The psalmist had in the previous verses specified some particular evils from which he says God would keep those who put their trust in him. He now makes the remark general, and says that God would not only preserve from these particular evils, but would keep those who trusted in him from all evil: he would be their Protector in all the perils of life.He shall preserve thy soul - Thy life. See Psalms 41:2; Psalms... read more