Bible Strands
Psalms 73:23
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks in the first person, marking a pivot from the confessed ignorance of verse 22 to the assurance of present divine proximity before anticipating future glory in verse 24.
The words — תָמִיד (taMid, "continually") and אָחַזְתָּ ('aChazta, "you take hold") frame the declaration of unbroken companionship and active divine grip.
The thread — The text's claim of sustained presence runs through Isaiah 41:13, Psalm 63:8, and Matthew 28:20.
Why it lands — The verse asserts that God maintains continuous proximity and physical support, requiring the reader to abandon self-reliance and acknowledge dependence on divine guidance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 41:13 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
- Psalms 63:8 My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Psalms 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
- Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
- Isaiah 41:10 Do 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 righteous right hand.
- Psalms 37:24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.