KJV King James Version
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
WEB World English Bible
Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
ASV American Standard Version
Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
Surrounding context — Psalm 17
5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.
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].
8 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.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
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Deuteronomy 32:10He 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.Psalm 91:4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.Psalm 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Proverbs 7:2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.Psalm 61:4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.Zechariah 2:8For 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.Luke 13:34O 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!Ruth 2:12The 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.Psalm 36:7How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.Psalm 57:1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!Psalm 63:7Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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