I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 'It gives such an undaunted heart when one has God always before one's eyes, that even the cross and sufferings will then be cheerfully encountered' (Luther).
I have set the Lord always before me - as the grand object before my mind's eye, to be contemplated, loved, and worshipped; the scope and rule of my acts; the all-seeing Spectator of my ways; my Helper and Saviour, whence I have no fears, but am confident of deliverance. The Antitype alone realized this perfectly (cf. Isaiah 50:7-9). In this His believing members copy their Head (Isaiah 50:10).
He is at my right hand - the position of one's defender (Psalms 73:23; Psalms 121:5). Contrast 'Satan at the right hand,' to assail and accuse, with Christ "at the right hand of the poor," to defend and advocate their cause (Psalms 109:6; Psalms 109:31). It is impossible that any real hurt can befall those who have the Lord always at their right hand.