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Psalmus 120 (121)
Language: Latin 
Our translations:  DUT ENG
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.

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•   W. Byrd 

W. Byrd sets line 2

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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.

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


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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-29
Line count: 17
Word count: 91

Psalm 120 (121)
Language: English  after the Latin 
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.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-22
Line count: 17
Word count: 120