Psalms 121:5. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Here the preserving One who had been spoken of by pronouns in the two previous verses, is distinctly named - Jehovah is thy keeper. What a mint of meaning lies here: the sentence is a mass of bullion, and when coined and stamped with the king’s name it will bear all our expenses between our birthplace on earth and our rest in heaven. Here is a glorious person - "Jehovah," assuming a gracious office and fulfilling it in person, - Jehovah is thy "keeper," in behalf of a favoured individual - my, and a firm assurance of revelation that it is even so at this hour - Jehovah is thy keeper. A shade gives protection from burning heat and glaring light. We cannot bear too much blessing; even divine goodness, which is a right-hand dispensation must be toned down and shaded to suit our infirmity, and this the Lord will do for us. When a blazing sun pours down its burning beams upon our heads the Lord Jehovah himself will interpose to shade us and that in the most honourable manner, acting as our right-hand attendant, and placing us in comfort and safety.
Psalms 121:5. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Here the preserving One who had been spoken of by pronouns in the two previous verses, is distinctly named - Jehovah is thy keeper. What a mint of meaning lies here: the sentence is a mass of bullion, and when coined and stamped with the king’s name it will bear all our expenses between our birthplace on earth and our rest in heaven. Here is a glorious person - "Jehovah," assuming a gracious office and fulfilling it in person, - Jehovah is thy "keeper," in behalf of a favoured individual - my, and a firm assurance of revelation that it is even so at this hour - Jehovah is thy keeper. A shade gives protection from burning heat and glaring light. We cannot bear too much blessing; even divine goodness, which is a right-hand dispensation must be toned down and shaded to suit our infirmity, and this the Lord will do for us. When a blazing sun pours down its burning beams upon our heads the Lord Jehovah himself will interpose to shade us and that in the most honourable manner, acting as our right-hand attendant, and placing us in comfort and safety.