Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
I, the Lord, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day.
When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night,
Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.
And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?