Psa 121:4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. He that keepeth Israel ] The Divine Being represents himself as a watchman , who takes care of the city and its inhabitants during the night-watches; and who is never overtaken with slumbering or sleepiness. There is a thought in the Antigone of Sophocles , that seems the counterpart of this of the psalmist, τανσανζευδυναμιντιςανδρων υπερβασιακατασχοι τανουθυπνοςαι--- πειποθοπαντογηρως ακαματοιτεθεων μηνες Antig. ver. 613, Edit. Johnson . Shall men below control great Jove above, Whose eyes by all-subduing sleep Are never closed, as feeble mortals' are; But still their watchful vigil keep Through the long circle of th' eternal year? FRANKLIN.

‏ Psalms 121:4

Verse 4. He that keepeth Israel] The Divine Being represents himself as a watchman, who takes care of the city and its inhabitants during the night-watches; and who is never overtaken with slumbering or sleepiness. There is a thought in the Antigone of Sophocles, that seems the counterpart of this of the psalmist,

τανσανζευδυναμιντιςανδρων

υπερβασιακατασχοι

τανουθυπνοςαι---

πειποθοπαντογηρως

ακαματοιτεθεων

μηνες

Antig. ver. 613, Edit. Johnson.

Shall men below control great Jove above,

Whose eyes by all-subduing sleep

Are never closed, as feeble mortals' are;

But still their watchful vigil keep

Through the long circle of th' eternal year?

FRANKLIN.