Psa 121:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 121:1-8: Ps 121 The leader of the group of pilgrims uses word pictures to assure the group of the Lord’s presence during the journey. 121:1 The mountains were known for their idolatrous worship (Deut 12:2 ), and Israel was enticed to the hilltop shrines (Hos 4:13 ). This verse can be understood as a rhetorical question expecting a negative answer: The gods of the hilltop shrines cannot rescue anyone. Others understand the mountains to be a symbol of the Lord’s strength (Ps 95:4 ). In that case, the question would be interpreted literally ( Where does my help come from? ), with the answer given in the next verse

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Summary for Ps 121:1-8: Ps 121 ^a The leader of the group of pilgrims uses word pictures to assure the group of the Lord’s presence during the journey. 121:1 ^b The mountains were known for their idolatrous worship (Deut 12:2 ^c), and Israel was enticed to the hilltop shrines (Hos 4:13 ^d). This verse can be understood as a rhetorical question expecting a negative answer: The gods of the hilltop shrines cannot rescue anyone. Others understand the mountains to be a symbol of the Lord’s strength (Ps 95:4 ^e). In that case, the question would be interpreted literally (Where does my help come from?), with the answer given in the next verse