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Psalm 121:7

The LORD will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.

5The LORD is your keeper. The LORD is your shade on your right hand.
6The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
7The LORD will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.
8The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
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Notice

“All evil” is a sweeping phrase, and the repeated promise to keep you can meet both your longing for safety and your hardest questions about harm.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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2 Timothy 4:18And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.Both passages name the Lord as the one who preserves, with Timothy's passage speaking of preservation for his heavenly Kingdom.
2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.Both passages promise the Lord's protection against evil, and Thessalonians names his faithfulness as the ground of that assurance.
Psalm 91:10no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.Both psalms speak in sweeping terms about protection from evil, with Psalm 91 naming plague near a dwelling.
Psalm 91:9–12Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,The LORD is the source of safety in both passages, described as keeper in Psalm 121 and refuge in Psalm 91.
John 17:15I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.The shared word is “keep”: the psalm promises God's keeping, and Jesus prays for protection from the evil one.
Psalm 41:2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.Both psalms speak of the LORD keeping a person's life, with Psalm 41 naming the threat posed by enemies.
Proverbs 12:21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.Both passages use sweeping language about safety from harm, while Proverbs distinguishes the righteous from the wicked.
Psalm 145:20The LORD preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.Both passages name the LORD as preserver, while Psalm 145 specifies those who love him and also speaks of judgment.
Job 5:19–27He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.Both speak of protection from evil, with Job's passage describing deliverance through repeated troubles.
Romans 8:35–39Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?Psalm 121 promises God's keeping amid evil; Romans asks whether anguish or danger can separate believers from Christ's love.
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’Protection from evil links the psalm's promise with Matthew's prayer for deliverance from the evil one.
Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.Both express confidence in God's care, though Romans speaks of his work for good rather than protection from evil.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. anxiety or panic. doubt.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Pray for God's keeping before bed tonight

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Encouragement

The promise is sweeping, and suffering can make it hard to read. Its confidence rests in YHWH, who is named as the keeper of your soul.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).