Recently, I have started memorizing scripture verses. I was inspired by this guy who memorized the ENTIRE book of Romans by studying a verse a day for 15 min...it works! I always struggled with scripture memory before so it was exciting to find something that helped the words stick!
First I memorized Ps 46 and now I am working on Ps 121. I noticed as I was reading and memorizing the verses that it has the word watch in it 5 times (at least in the NIV it does...I noticed the ESV uses the word keep instead, and it is mentioned 5 times).
Ps. 121
I lift up my eyes to the mountains- where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip- He who watches over you will not slumber.
indeed he who watches over you will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you- the Lord is your shade by your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm- he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
The first 2 verses show where we should be looking...UP...to God, who made everything.
And the next 6 verses show how God is looking after us. He is watching us and protecting us. From ALL harm. He never sleeps or leaves us. Now and forevermore. The God of the universe who made the heaven and earth is always watching us.
Notice how there is only one verse focused on where we should look, and 6 verses telling us where God is looking. God is watching us...that is so comforting to me.
