Shade over the right hand - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
Psalm 121:5

Shade over the right hand
The composer of Psalm 121 knew and could say, “My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” It should always be clear to us as well that we depend on God’s help in our life of faith.

The psalmist goes on to say, “The LORD is your keeper”. Sometimes, we are quite self-confident, thinking we can take care of ourselves. However this attitude is dangerous. It quickly goes wrong when, as believers, we are self-assured and do not let God guard us.

For this reason, the psalmist adds, “The LORD is your shade at your right hand.” For right-handed people, we perform all significant activities with our right hand. We sign important contracts, operate the mouse on the computer, and do our daily work with it. We raise the right hand when making a friendly gesture toward someone. Unfortunately, we also use it to threaten people who, for example, make us angry in traffic.

God is our keeper. He wants to be a shade over all our actions. He wants us to refrain from any activity that does not please Him, for it is to our own harm. If we pay attention to this shade over our right hand, we will be preserved from much wrongdoing in life.

Today’s reading: Exodus 12:29-42 · Luke 5:27-39