What does the author of Psalm 121 mean when he says this:
“The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.”
Psalm 121:6 (ESV)
Never be burned by the sun? Never freeze at night?
No. These natural occurrences happened to the psalmist. These happen to us, too. (Jacob would agree, Genesis 31:40.)
With poetry, we look beyond the literal. We go to deeper places.
As you memorize Psalm 121:6 this week, ask the Lord how to interpret these words in your own life.
How has God protected you already in 2017?
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Since we cannot take this verse literally, because many Christians are burnt by the sun every day; and we cannot interpret this verse figuratively to mean that God will protect Christians from harm, because many Christians are harmed every day, I have no idea what to do with verses like these except to avoid them.
I struggle with how to interpret verses like these, too, Francois. You’re right that it definitely can’t be taken literally with our physical bodies. My best guess is to take it as spiritual protection. But just my opinion.