Psalms 16:8 meaning and explanation

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalms 16:8, Berean Standard Bible

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David speaks here as a man surrounded by danger, yet he steadies himself by deliberately keeping the LORD in view. The Hebrew verb for "set" suggests placing something intentionally, like arranging a object before one's eyes.

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