Psalms 17:8
From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect me under the shadow of thy wings.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
In Context
7Shew forth thy wonderful mercies; thou who savest them that trust in thee.
9From the face of the wicked who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, in a place of horror, and of vast wilderness: he led him about, and taught him: and he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Psalms 16:1The inscription of a title to David himself. Preserve me, O Lord, for I have put trust in thee.
Psalms 36:8O how hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! But the children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.
Psalms 57:2Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
Psalms 61:5In thy tabernacle I shall dwell for ever: I shall be protected under the covert of thy wings.
Psalms 91:1The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:2-8
Sincere and Importunate Prayer. 1 Hear the right, O Lord , attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings… Read the whole commentary →