Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him.

Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

“Your right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.

You stretched out Your right hand; The earth swallowed them.

Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.

and Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

And of the rest of the oil in his hand, the priest shall put some on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the blood of the trespass offering.

Then he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.

Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; we will go along the King’s Highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.’ ”

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

“Therefore you shall be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

According to the sentence of the law in which they instruct you, according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left from the sentence which they pronounce upon you.

that his heart may not be lifted above his brethren, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.

And he said: “The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.

Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left,

She stretched her hand to the tent peg, Her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; She pounded Sisera, she pierced his head, She split and struck through his temple.

Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.

And Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

So the king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said, “As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant.

And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David. And all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

Then Joab said to Amasa, “Are you in health, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king’s mother; so she sat at his right hand.

Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left.

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow. They were of Benjamin, Saul’s brethren.

Then he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz.

Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left.

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

So Ezra the scribe stood on a platform of wood which they had made for the purpose; and beside him, at his right hand, stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and at his left hand Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

So I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two large thanksgiving choirs. One went to the right hand on the wall toward the Refuse Gate.

When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.

At my right hand the rabble arises; They push away my feet, And they raise against me their ways of destruction.

Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.

I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them.

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great.

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.

Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.

In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them.

And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.

Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women; At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me.

My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.

Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.

And I said, “This is my anguish; But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.

And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted, And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.

You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.

A Song of Praise to the Lord for His Salvation and Judgment

A Psalm.

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.

That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me.

Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.

For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.

Announcement of the Messiah’s Reign

A Psalm of David.

The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

The right hand of the Lord is exalted; The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand.

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill!

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.

Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.

Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—

Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor.

Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left.

His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.

(To the Daughters of Jerusalem)

His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.

And he shall snatch on the right hand And be hungry; He shall devour on the left hand And not be satisfied; Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.

Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’

He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Cyrus, God’s Instrument

“Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:

Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, And My right hand has stretched out the heavens; When I call to them, They stand up together.

The Lord has sworn by His right hand And by the arm of His strength: “Surely I will no longer give your grain As food for your enemies; And the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, For which you have labored.

Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name,

Message to Coniah

“As I live,” says the Lord, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off;

He has cut off in fierce anger Every horn of Israel; He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. He has blazed against Jacob like a flaming fire Devouring all around.

Standing like an enemy, He has bent His bow; With His right hand, like an adversary, He has slain all who were pleasing to His eye; On the tent of the daughter of Zion, He has poured out His fury like fire.

In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.

Then I will knock the bow out of your left hand, and cause the arrows to fall out of your right hand.

Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.

And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?”

You are filled with shame instead of glory. You also—drink! And be exposed as uncircumcised! The cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you, And utter shame will be on your glory.

Vision of the High Priest

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.

In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem.