I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
Parallel translations
- WEB I, Yahweh, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day.
- KJV I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
- NKJV I, the Lord, keep it, I water it every moment; Lest any hurt it, I keep it night and day.
- NASB “I, the Lord, am its keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will damage it, I guard it night and day.
- NLT I, the Lord, will watch over it, watering it carefully. Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it.
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Quick answer
God himself keeps and waters His vineyard constantly, guarding it day and night.
Overview
The Lord declares his tireless care for His people, watering them moment by moment and protecting them from harm. This reveals God's faithful, watchful preservation of those who are His. It anticipates Jesus' assurance that none of His sheep can be snatched from the Father's hand.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 21
- Isa 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
- John 15:1–2“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
- 1 Sam 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Ps 121:3–5He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Ezek 34:11For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
- Ezek 37:14I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”
- Isa 60:16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- Isa 55:10–11For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
- Isa 46:9Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- Ezek 34:24I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
- Isa 35:6–7Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
- Gen 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
- Ps 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Isa 46:4Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
- Deut 33:26–29“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
- Ps 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
- Isa 5:6I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”
- Isa 41:13–19For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
- John 10:27–30My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Ezek 37:28Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”
- Gen 9:9“Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you,
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