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Right hand (δεξιός dexios)

For David said about Him: I foresaw the Lord always in my sight, for He is at my right hand so that I may not be moved. (Acts 2:25)

Δαυὶδ γὰρ λέγει εἰς αὐτόν· προορώμην τὸν κύριον ἐνώπιόν μου διὰ παντός, ὅτι ἐκ δεξιῶν μού ἐστιν ἵνα μὴ σαλευθῶ.

David enim dicit circa eum: Providebam Dominum coram me semper, quoniam a dextris meis est, ne commovear.

(Ps 16, 8) שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמֹּֽוט׃

We may be surprised by the choreography of this scene, taken from Psalm 16. David first says that he has the Lord before him, and at the same time God is at his right hand. This may indicate that God is present in every place and every situation. Its presence is omnidirectional. Our life is hidden in Him, we move in Him, and we live and are in Him.
The right side is also the right hand יָמִין [jamin] or South, according to the Hebrew way of thinking. When we stand looking East, towards the sun, our outstretched hand points South. God, standing on the right, is the Father who strengthens, protects, and guards.

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