Psalms 121

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 121?

  1. Help! — Brandon Lake (2022) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge closely follows the psalmist's upward gaze and repeated question about the source of help, implicitly locating that help in the Lord.

  2. Psalm 120–121:1 (O Lord, Deliver Me) — Brian Sauvé (2023) Psalms 121:1-5

    The outro follows the psalm’s movement from looking toward the hills and asking about help to affirming that the Creator is the worshiper’s vigilant keeper.

  3. Fight on My Knees — Evan Craft (2022) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus recalls the psalmist's declaration that divine help comes from the Lord rather than from earthly circumstances or human strength.

  4. Look Up — Evan Craft (2023) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus closely follows the psalm’s movement of lifting one’s gaze, asking where help originates, and identifying that help with the creator of heaven and earth.

  5. MIRACLE WORKER — Forrest Frank (2024) Psalms 121:1-2

    The declaration that help comes exclusively from God closely restates the psalmist’s confession concerning the source of his help.

  6. My Help - Live — Gateway Worship (2023) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus directly adopts the psalm's central declaration identifying the Lord as the source of the worshiper's help.

  7. Power — Lurine Cato (2022) Psalms 121:1-2

    The opening closely follows the psalmist’s upward gaze and identification of the Lord as the source of help.

  8. Still — Brian Courtney Wilson (2020) Psalms 121:1-4

    The song identifies the Lord as its source of help and emphasizes that his vigilance continues through every day and night. This closely reflects the psalm’s declaration that Israel’s keeper neither slumbers nor sleeps.

  9. Free Minds — Sam Purpose (2023) Psalms 121:1-2

    The singer’s act of looking toward the hills for help closely paraphrases the opening declaration of Psalm 121.

  10. K.O.C — Sam Purpose (2023) Psalms 121:1-2

    The image of turning toward the hills while trusting the Lord for help closely evokes this pilgrimage psalm, though the song substitutes raised hands for the psalm's lifted eyes.

  11. Midnight Blues - Reimagined — Auraè (2025) Psalms 121:1-2

    The lyrics reference lifting eyes to the hills, which alludes to seeking help and divine assistance, similar to the sentiment expressed in Psalm 121 about looking to the mountains for help.

  12. Look At God — Rhett Walker (2025) Psalms 121:1-2

    The repeated upward turn toward the source of help closely reproduces the opening movement of Psalm 121, including its emphasis that help comes from the Lord.

  13. from Psalm 121 — Steffany Gretzinger (2025) Psalms 121:1-2

    The song directly quotes the opening lines of Psalm 121, expressing the speaker's reliance on God as the source of help and strength.

  14. My Help (Live) — Josh Baldwin (2024) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus directly draws on the psalmist's question about the source of help and the answer that help comes from the Lord.

  15. Highest One (Live) — Thrive Worship & Bryan & Katie Torwalt (2024) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus closely follows the psalmist's upward gaze and recognition that help comes from the Lord.

  16. Free — OBED (2025) Psalms 121:1-2

    The singer links fixing his attention on God with recognizing God as the source of his help, closely following the opening movement of Psalm 121.

  17. Amaram Onyewem (Live) — Mercy Chinwo & Pastor Jerry Eze (2024) Psalms 121:1-4

    The spoken section closely follows the psalm's movement from looking toward the hills for help to affirming that Israel's keeper neither sleeps nor permits the worshipper's foot to slip.

  18. Truth I'm Standing On — Leanna Crawford (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge closely echoes the psalmist's recognition that help comes from the Lord. Its surrounding language of protection and stability also fits Psalm 121's portrayal of God as an unfailing keeper.

  19. Shall Not Want — Elevation Worship (2021) Psalms 121:1-2

    The second verse closely restates the psalmist’s act of raising his eyes and identifying the Lord as the source of help.

  20. Praying Hands 3 — Ty Brasel (2024) Psalms 121:1-2

    The singer adopts the psalmist’s distinctive action of raising his eyes toward the hills in expectation of divine help and blessing.

  21. Look to Jesus — Phil Wickham (2021) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus closely echoes the psalmist's declaration that the Lord is the source of help.

  22. You Are With Me — Sandra McCracken (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The combination of mountains and deliberately lifting one's eyes closely follows the psalmist's movement from looking toward the hills to recognizing the Lord as the source of help.

  23. Glory 2 Glory — KB (2023) Psalms 121:1-2

    KB closely follows the psalm’s movement of looking toward the hills and identifying the source of his help, while contrasting divine help with Beverly Hills and worldly success.

  24. Be Okay — Lauren Daigle (2023) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge closely reproduces the psalmist’s upward gaze toward the hills and identification of the source of help. The distinctive pairing of these ideas makes the reference unmistakable.

  25. By The Spirit (Live) — Pat Barrett (2021) Psalms 121:1-2

    The upward gaze and repeated identification of the Lord as the source of help closely reproduce the paired movement of this psalm.

  26. By the Spirit — Pat Barrett (2021) Psalms 121:1-2

    The repeated combination of lifting one’s eyes upward, learning the source of help, and declaring that help comes from the Lord closely follows the opening of Psalm 121.

  27. Fé Para O Impossível — Eli Soares (2024) Psalms 121:1-2

    The opening movement of looking toward a significant place and identifying it as the source of divine help closely follows Psalm 121, while giving that help an explicitly Christian focus in the cross.

  28. Just Like God — Evvie McKinney (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The singer’s certainty about the source of her help closely echoes the psalmist’s declaration that help comes from the Lord. The surrounding emphasis on timely provision reinforces this dependence on God rather than human resources.

  29. Hiding Lord — Jon Guerra (2020) Psalms 121:1

    The opening and closing posture closely reproduces the psalmist’s upward gaze toward the hills and expectation of help from beyond them. The song turns the psalm’s confidence into unresolved waiting.

  30. Scars — tobyMac (2018) Psalms 121:1-2

    The repeated direction to raise one's head toward the source of help closely paraphrases the psalmist's upward gaze and recognition that help comes from the Lord.

  31. My Prayer For You — Alisa Turner (2017) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge directs the sufferer's attention toward the Lord and identifies him as the source of help, closely following this psalm's opening declaration.

  32. The Answer — Jeremy Camp (2017) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus closely echoes the psalmist's declaration that help comes from the Lord. Its emphasis on knowing both the source and identity of that help is specific to this passage.

  33. You're The Lifter - Live — Ricky Dillard & Tamela Mann (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The singer's decision to look for help, followed by the declaration that it comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth, unmistakably follows the opening of Psalm 121.

  34. Rise Up — Martin Smith (2019) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge identifies God as the source of the worshipers’ help, closely echoing the psalmist’s declaration that help comes from the Lord.

  35. See The Light - Radio Version — tobyMac (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge directs the listener upward toward the source of divine help, closely echoing the psalmist's upward gaze and question about where help comes from.

  36. All My Life — Hillsong Young & Free (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The singer's remembrance of the source of divine help closely echoes the psalmist's question and answer about help coming from the Lord.

  37. King Of Glory (Live) — Passion (2019) Psalms 121:1-2

    The third verse combines lifting the eyes with identifying one source of help, closely following the opening movement of Psalm 121.

  38. Undefeated — KB & Tauren Wells (2017) Psalms 121:1-2

    The upward gaze toward the hills invokes the psalmist’s declaration that help comes from the Lord, with the surrounding language of dependence reinforcing the allusion.

  39. Horizon (A New Day) - Stereovision Remix — Stereovision & tobyMac & Aaron Cole (2019) Psalms 121:1-2

    The bridge closely invokes the psalmist's upward gaze toward the hills while persevering through difficulty. Its surrounding emphasis on God's dependable help reinforces the passage's identification of the Lord as the true source of aid.

  40. Still God — Elevation Worship (2018) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus closely follows the psalm’s movement of raising one’s eyes and declaring that help comes from God. The combination of these two ideas makes the reference specific rather than merely thematic.

  41. I Lift My Eyes — Jesus Culture (2020) Psalms 121:1-2

    The chorus reenacts the psalm's distinctive movement of lifting the gaze toward elevated terrain and then identifying the Lord as Maker as the true source of strength and help.

  42. The Night Song — CityAlight (2025) Psalms 121:3-5

    The song closely follows the psalm's description of God as the believer's keeper whose vigilance never ceases. Its emphasis on God's continual presence and protection reinforces the same passage.

  43. Show Me Your Heart — Hillsong UNITED (2022) Psalms 121:3-4

    The opening verse closely echoes the psalm’s description of God as the vigilant guardian who watches over His people without sleeping or slumbering.

  44. Broken People — Israel & New Breed (2021) Psalms 121:3-4

    The song directly invokes the psalm's distinctive description of God as the vigilant keeper who neither sleeps nor slumbers.

  45. He Never Sleeps — Don Moen (2025) Psalms 121:4

    The imagery of God never sleeping or slumbering echoes the assurance found in Psalm 121, which emphasizes God's constant vigilance and protection over His people.

  46. Ungukuphila — Xolly Mncwango (2020) Psalms 121:4

    The declaration that God neither sleeps nor slumbers closely reproduces the psalm's distinctive description of Israel's ever-watchful keeper.

  47. Imela — Mercy Chinwo (2023) Psalms 121:4

    The description of God as one who does not sleep or slumber directly echoes the psalmist’s declaration about Israel’s keeper.

  48. No Good Thing/Psalm 84 — Kieran the Light & KRL & Don Jay Live (2024) Psalms 121:5

    The description of the Lord as keeper and protective shade, accompanied by an attempted citation of the verse, unmistakably references Psalm 121:5.

  49. EL NO TE HA DEJADO — Alex Zurdo (2025) Psalms 121:8

    The song closely restates the psalm’s assurance that God guards a person’s departures and arrivals.

Psalms 121 (King James Version)

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.