Psalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shadow of Thy wings,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
In Context
9From the wicked that oppress, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste, a howling wilderness; He compassed him about, He cared for him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.
Psalms 16:1Michtam of David. Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee.
Psalms 36:8(36-9) They are abundantly satisfied with the fatness of Thy house; and Thou makest them drink of the river of Thy pleasures.
Psalms 57:2(57-3) I will cry unto God Most high; unto God that accomplisheth it for me.
Psalms 61:5(61-6) For Thou, O God, hast heard my vows; Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name.
Psalms 91:1O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;
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 →