17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!
17 Then take the hand of your once-favorite child, the child you raised to adulthood.
17 Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made strong for Yourself.
17 Strengthen the man you love, the son of your choice.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 80:17
Commentary on Psalm 80:17-19
(Read Psalm 80:17-19)
The Messiah, the Protector and Saviour of the church, is the Man of God's right hand; he is the Arm of the Lord, for all power is given to him. In him is our strength, by which we are enabled to persevere to the end. The vine, therefore, cannot be ruined, nor can any fruitful branch perish; but the unfruitful will be cut off and cast into the fire. The end of our redemption is, that we should serve Him who hath redeemed us, and not go back to our old sins.