Aaron Shust’s song My Help (Psalm 121) is one of 10 Psalms on his 10th full-length album entitled Heaven + Earth.

DESCRIPTION:
Michael Card tells the story of sitting in class at Bible School as a young student, and his professor singing an ancient melody to Psalm 121. Some scholars believe it's over 2,000 years old, thus leaving the door open to the possibility that Jesus and His disciples were familiar with it. If so, they may have sung these exact Hebrew words to this very melody. The world may never know, but's it's fun to imagine.

Michael recorded an a cappella version of this melody in 1990, and I knew it would be the perfect moment of contemplative, mysterious beauty for my collection of Psalms. Choosing to include my good friend Yaron Cherniak, a native of Israel and a master of countless Middle Eastern instruments, was a no-brainer and a non-option for this recording. The second he heard the track, he responded, "I have a Cretan Louetta that would be perfect for this." He was so right.

Nathan's brilliance in production kept the song shrouded in mystery and fog, just the way I wanted it. It needed to feel like an ancient King of Judah, standing on his palace rooftop in Jerusalem, was peering into the pre-dawn mist, anxious to see whether or not the enemy was cresting the hills surrounding the city. If the enemy were approaching, where would his help come from?

The Psalmist answers that question: 'My Help comes from the LORD God, Maker of Heaven and Earth."

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Lyrics: The 121st Psalm, translation by Michael Card
Music: Aaron Shust + Ancient Melody
Vocals: Aaron Shust
Cretan Louetta and Hebrew Vocals: Yaron Cherniak
Production + Instruments: Nathan Nockels
Mix: Nick Rad
Mastering: Bob Boyd
Video Editing: Yaakov Schwarz

HEAVEN + EARTH ALBUM (Digital)
https://slinky.to/HeavenAndEarth

ALL MERCH (including Physical CDs and Vinyl)
https://aaronshust.myshopify.com

Contact:
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Booking:
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LYRICS:
ENGLISH
I lift up my eyes unto the hills
From whence shall come my help?
My help is from the Lord God
Maker of Heaven and Earth

He will not give to the moving of your foot
Nor shall slumber He who keeps thee
Behold He’ll not slumber
Nor will He sleep
He who keeps Israel

HEBREW
אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל-הֶהָרִים
מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי
עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יְהוָה
עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ
אַל-יִתֵּן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֶךָ
אַל-יָנוּם שֹׁמְרֶךָ
הִנֵּה לֹא-יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן
שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל

TRANSLITERATION:
Esa einai el heharim
Me'ayin yavo ezri?
Ezri me'im ADONAI
Oseh shamayim va'aretz

Al yiten lamot raglekha
Al yanum shomrekha
Hineh lo yanum
v’lo yiyshan
Shomer Yisrael