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שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃

I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

Psalms, Psalm 121:1

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What it means

A pilgrim's song, sung on the way up to Jerusalem. The answer comes in the next line: from the maker of heaven and earth. Look up when you need help.

The source

"I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?" Psalms said it in Psalm 121:1. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.

"אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי"

Original Hebrew, Psalm 121:1. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The Hebrew Bible (c. 10th–5th century BC). Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah and the other books of wisdom and courage. Our translations from the Hebrew of the Leningrad Codex, with the King James wording alongside.

Questions

What does "I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?" mean?
A pilgrim's song, sung on the way up to Jerusalem. The answer comes in the next line: from the maker of heaven and earth. Look up when you need help.
Who said "I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?"?
Psalms (c. 10th–5th century BC). Source: Psalm 121:1.
What is the original Hebrew?
אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.
Is "I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?" on a shirt?
Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 6 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Cite this line

"I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?" (Psalms, Psalm 121:1, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/i-lift-my-eyes-to-the-hills-where

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