“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”
I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come? The Psalm of Ascent opens with the journey beginning: looking 'to the hills' (presumably toward Jerusalem) and asking for the source of 'help.' This verse establishes the structure: question and answer.
Church Fathers on Psalms 121:1
1. ...Let them “lift up their eyes to the hills whence comes their help” Psalm 120:1. What means, The hills have been lightened? The Sun of righteousness has already risen, the Gospel has been already preached by the Apostles, the Scriptures have been preached, all the mysteries have been laid open, the veil has been rent, the secret place of the temple has been revealed: let them now at length lift their eyes up to the hills, whence their help comes...“Of His fullness have…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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