Psalms 17:8

Keep me as the apple of the eye; conceal me under the shadow of thy wings,

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

In Context

7Show marvelously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest those who put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them] by thy right hand.

9From the wicked that despoil me, my enemies, who, to take my life, compass me about.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste of the howling of the wilderness; he encircled him, he watched him, he guarded him as the apple of his eye.

Psalms 16:1“A Michtham of David.” Preserve me, O God; for I have placed my trust in thee.

Psalms 36:8(36:9) These will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and of the stream of thy delights wilt thou give them to drink.

Psalms 57:2(57:3) I will call unto God, the Most High; unto God that accomplisheth [his kindness] on me.

Psalms 61:5(61:6) For thou, O God, hast truly listened to my vows: thou hast given back the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Psalms 91:1He who sitteth under the secret protection of the Most High, shall rest under 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 →

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