And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.”
Psalm 121:4 - English Standard Version 2016 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, he that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. Common English Bible No! Israel’s protector never sleeps or rests! Catholic Public Domain Version For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. |
And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.”
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one’s eyes see sleep,
I, the Lord, am its keeper; every moment I water it. Lest anyone punish it, I keep it night and day;
“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 shelter them with his presence.