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Psalms 121:5

The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

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יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָshomerekhabewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צִ֝לְּךָ֗tsilkhashadeצֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “shade”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6738shade, whether literal or figurativedefence, shade(-ow).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יַ֥דyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יְמִינֶֽךָyeminekharightיָמִיןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD is thy keeper; the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah [is] thy preserver, Jehovah [is] thy shade on thy right hand,

World English Bible

Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand;

Douay-Rheims

Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD is thy keeper; the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord shall keep thee: the Lord is thy shelter upon thy right hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος φυλάξει σε, Κύριος σκέπη σου ἐπὶ χεῖρα δεξιάν σου.