A Song of Ascent - Psalm 121 (Shir L'Maalot)
© 2000 by Shulamit Widawsky (art & translation)

I lift up my eyes to the hills …
from where comes my help?

My help comes from The Lord,
Maker of the heavens & the earth.

God will not allow you to falter -
Your Guardian will not rest.

Know - neither rest nor sleep
Will the Guardian of your ancestors take.

The Lord is your guardian,
Your shelter at your side.

The sun will not smite you by day
Nor the moon by night.

The Lord will guard you against all evil,
Will guard your soul.

The Lord will guard you
When you venture out.

And when you return
Always and forever.