“I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth” (Ps. 121:1-2). 

אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי

עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ

When the psalmist gazes toward the hills and mountains, it’s more than a scenic view, it’s a posture of longing, and searching. The hills and mountains symbolized strength, mystery, even danger. But the authors eyes do not linger there on the mountains. He lifts his eyes upward, beyond creation, toward the Maker of “heaven and earth.”

In moments of uncertainty that stretch into fatigue, when the work feels heavy and our vision cloudy, Psalm 121:1-2 reminds us that help is not found in fleeting sources. It does not come from status, success, or human strength. It flows from the One who spoke the heavens and the earth into being.

These verses offer a sanctuary of hope. The One who made the cosmos is also shaping your life, restoring, guiding, and strengthening as He leads you through the valleys and over the summits. 

Lift your eyes. Not just to what’s ahead, but to Who is above. That’s where your help comes from. The psalmist looks to the Lord as Helper, but Yeshua/Jesus, the Word made flesh (Jn.1:14), does not just provide help, but He is our help. 

The author lifts his eyes to the Maker of heaven and earth, yet Messiah, our very present hope, is the One through whom all things were created (Col. 1:16). Still, it is not enough to just lift our eyes, as the author of Hebrews writes, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:2). 

There is a messianic whisper in Psalm 121:1-2, as our help did come from the Maker of heaven and earth, even upon a hill, as Messiah Yeshua/Jesus was lifted up on a hill called Calvary/Golgotha, and from that hill, not only our help did indeed our rescue did come. 

Be encouraged. 

Maranatha. Shalom.