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1 [Canticum graduum.] Levavi oculos meos in montes, unde veniet auxilium mihi. 2 Auxilium meum a Domino, qui fecit cælum et terram. 3 Non det in commotionem pedem tuum, neque dormitet qui custodit te. 4 Ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet qui custodit Israël. 5 Dominus custodit te; Dominus protectio tua super manum dexteram tuam. 6 Per diem sol non uret te, neque luna per noctem. 7 Dominus custodit te ab omni malo; custodiat animam tuam Dominus. 8 Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum, ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.
W. Byrd sets line 2
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 120 (121)" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Laudate pueri Dominum", published 1575, from Cantiones Sacrae, no. 17
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 120 (121)" ; composed by Herbert Norman Howells, Morten Lauridsen, Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir, Lynn Steele.
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by William Byrd.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Psaume 120 (121)" [an adaptation] ; composed by Daan Manneke.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 120 (121)" ; composed by Heinrich Bellermann, Boris Blacher, Gottfried von Einem, Ernst Paul Flügel, Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus, Heinrich Schütz.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts ; composed by Peter Cornelius.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) [an adaptation] ; composed by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger, Peter Cornelius, Heinrich , Freiherr von Herzogenberg, Felix Mendelssohn.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Telschow (1809 - 1872) ; composed by Carl Loewe.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wim Reedijk) , "Psalm 121", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Psalm 120 (121)", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-29
Line count: 17
Word count: 91
1 [A song of degrees.] I have lifted up my eyes towards the mountains, from which my help will come. 2 My help is from the Lord, who created heaven and earth. 3 May he not let your foot be disturbed, and may he not drowse who preserves you. 4 Behold he will neither drowse nor sleep who preserves Israel. 5 The Lord preserves you; the Lord is your protection on your right hand. 6 By day the sun will not burn you, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord preserves you from all evil, may the Lord preserve your soul. 8 May the Lord preserve your coming in and your going out, from this time, now and forever.
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Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 120 (121)"
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-22
Line count: 17
Word count: 120