121:1-2 This Psalm is a response to fear. It is for the moments when we ask ourselves: what will I do? What can I do? It is for the moments when we ask ourselves: who will save us? Who can save us? And the Psalmist answers each of those questions. When we are looking for help, we look up. We lift up our eyes and remember, perhaps realize, that our help comes from the Lord. Our capable and creative Lord.
He has constructed this massive universe. He has written all of the laws of life and science. Everything made and adroitly placed with precision and care. We can trust Him with the big stuff and with the small. The worries in our minds that are massive and minute.
121:3-4 If we are where God wants us to be, nothing can move us. No one can move us. By the grace of God we are made immovable. God will remain aware and active in every circumstance of our lives, ensuring our well-being and safe-keeping. He does not deal passively or weakly with us. He is alert and present and compassionate. He keeps track of every detail.
121:5-6 The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. At all times, God is our protector. Nothing will be able to strike us, day or night, when we have placed ourselves in His hand. So we pray to be at the mercy of God's will. We pray to be within the details of His plan. Because we know that He is the safest place we can ever be. And that is why we look to Him when we are looking for help.
121:7-8 We can rely upon preservation from God against evil. He will sustain our soul; His love and protection and provision will keep us from despondency and danger. He will be with us wherever we go, whenever we go, now and forever. And this Psalm is our reminder.
