Collection 01 · Signal · The Vigil
He Keeps the Gate
The going out and the coming in — both ends of every road.
“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”
Psalm 121:8 · King James Version, quoted verbatim
The Scene
Psalm 121 is a song of ascents, sung by pilgrims on the climb up to Jerusalem, where the road was long and the danger was real. It never promises an easy journey. It promises a keeper who does not sleep.
In the plate the figure stands in the gateway with his hands raised, lit by a cold line of light along the lintel, and the sleepers at his feet do not stir. The gate is the threshold every watchman knows. Whoever holds it holds the whole road.
- File
- One high-resolution portrait file, 300 DPI
- Sizing
- Clean at 8×10 and 11×14; holds at 16×20
- Delivery
- Instant digital download — no physical item ships
- License
- Personal use; the file may not be resold or redistributed
Source plate: Gustave Doré, Bible engravings (1866) — public domain, transformed under original creative direction. Treatment, composition, colour and typography by Watchman Forge. The display line is our own language; anything carrying a citation is quoted exactly.
Signal Register · The Vigil
