Passage
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
Song of Solomon 2:6 (DBY)
Nearby Context
Song of Solomon 2:4 He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.
Song of Solomon 2:5 Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.
Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
Song of Solomon 2:7 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.
Song of Solomon 2:8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "left", "hand", "under", "head", "right", "doth", and "embrace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "left" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes Refresh me..." into verse 7's "I charge you daughters of Jerusalem By...", so "left" and "hand" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "left" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.