Quotes about Vigilance
At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
- Nehemiah 4:22
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
- Nehemiah 4:23
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
- Nehemiah 12:25
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- Psalm 56:6
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
- Psalm 59:9
Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Psalm 64:2
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalm 121:3
A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
- Psalm 127:1
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
- Psalm 132:4
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
- Psalm 141:3
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
- Psalm 141:9
Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
- Proverbs 2:11