Psalms 63:8
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
BSB
ASV
My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
KJV
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
For the Lord rejoices in the right. "The delights at your right hand forever." At the left are passing riches, glories and consolations. We must indeed adhere to the right. As the Psalm says, "Your right hand upholds me," Lord. Hence the rewards dispose towards …
My soul followeth hard after thee, or is glued to thee. We follow close at the Lord's heels, because we are one with him. Who shall divide us from his love? If we cannot walk with him with equal footsteps, we will at least follow after with all the strength he lends us, earnestly panting to reach him and abide in his fellowship. When professors follow hard after the world, they will fall into the ditch; but none are ever too eager after communion with the Lord. Thy right hand upholdeth me.
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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
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Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
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Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
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For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
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Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
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For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.