“5 The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night.
QUOTE
“The perfect antidote for fear is trust in God.”
COMMENTARY
“This a dangerous world we live in. Enemies would like to attack and destroy us. But as we walk in the will of God and depend on His power, He is there as our Keeper and Preserver. “The Lord shall preserve you from all evil” (Ps 121:7). This verse does not say we won’t have pain. It does not say we will never suffer or sorrow. Though we may be hurt, we will not be harmed. “He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore” (Ps 121:7,8). – Wiersbe
“DIVINE SUNSCREEN” by David C. Egne:
“Some people are harmed by the sun’s powerful rays. They may be allergic to the sun, or they may have a disease, like vitiligo (lack of protective pigment and propensity to severe burns) lupus erythematosus. If these people are exposed to direct sunlight for an extended period, they have a visible and painful reaction. To protect themselves, they wear large-brimmed hats and clothing to cover their arms, legs, and necks. They use the strongest sunscreen possible to protect exposed skin areas. And they spend the midday hours in the shade.
In a similar way, Christians need spiritual protection from the “harmful rays” of evil world system. Its ruler Satan bombards us continuously with potentially harmful temptations and pressures that will weaken our testimony and turn us away from the Lord if we yield to them. God Himself provides us with all the protection we need. He stands between us and the enemy even as His cloud of glory separated Israel from Pharaoh’s pursuing army. Jehovah is our Shield and our Fortress (Ps 144:1, Ps 144:2).
But we must apply this protection through prayer, reading and meditating on the Bible, faith and obedience, right thinking, fellowship and accountability with other Christians, and continual dependence on the power of the Holy Spirit and the transforming power of the grace He supplies. These spiritual disciplines will keep the world from getting through to us. God truly is our Shade, our Shadow and our Keeper”
CROSS REFERENCES
A parallel truth is echoed by the writer of Hebrews who reminds us that “we confidently say, “THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN DO TO ME?” (Hebrews 13:6) and this truth is that Jehovah surrounds His people, and guards them at every point of attack.
If we look at the book of Isaiah, we will see a similar truth about God:
“For You have been a defence for the helpless, A defence for the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; For the breath of the ruthless Is like a rain storm against a wall.” (Isaiah 25:4)
Finally, continuing further in the book of Psalms:
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. (Ps 127:1)
The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. (Ps 145:20)
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