Psalms 17:8
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- KJV
- Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
- WEB
- Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
- ASV
- Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
- DARBY
- Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
- BLB
- May you guard me as the pupil, the daughter of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings,
- ÅB
- Vokt meg som din øyenstein,
skjul under skyggen av dine vinger. - OTB
- Vokt meg som den kjæreste;
Skjul meg under dine vinges skygge - B1930
- Vokt mig som din øiesten, skjul under dine vingers skygge
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:10
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Read in contextPsalms 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Read in contextPsalms 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Read in contextProverbs 7:2
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Read in contextZechariah 2:8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Read in contextPsalms 61:4
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Read in contextLuke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Read in contextRuth 2:12
The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
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