the Lord’s right hand gives victory, the Lord’s right hand conquers.

In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.

Then I said, “I am sickened by the thought that the sovereign One might become inactive.

You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.

who speak lies, and make false promises.

Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.

“Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

He did what the Lord approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord’s right hand conquers,

Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities.

Next I asked the messenger, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?”

Then the angel of the Lord went farther, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left.

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Be very strong! Carefully obey all that is written in the law scroll of Moses so you won’t swerve from it to the right or the left,

But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “The only way I will make a treaty with you is if you let me gouge out the right eye of every one of you and in so doing humiliate all Israel!”

So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.

Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard as if to greet him with a kiss.