Psalms 17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, in the waste howling wilderness. He surrounded him. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Psalms 16:1Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
Psalms 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
Psalms 57:2I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.
Psalms 61:5For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest 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 →