Psalm 16:8 – “I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
This Psalm paints a picture of steady confidence in God’s care. The writer keeps coming back to what God provides: protection, wisdom, guidance, and peace. What stands out is that the focus is not just on what God does, but on the proper response to it. Praise flows naturally from trust. God is seen not as a backup plan, but as the source of everything good.
For me, this passage is a reminder that God will never abandon his people. He is faithful to provide direction and wisdom when I ask, even when I am not seeing it, and he guards my life in ways I often take for granted. It is easy to fixate on circumstances and worry about all that I lack and the things I don’t have, but this psalm keeps pulling my attention back to God’s goodness. Whether life feels smooth or uncertain, the heart of the passage is gratitude. God himself is the gift, and everything else flows from that.