Psalms 17:8

Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy wings,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Shewe thy marueilous mercies, thou that art the Sauiour of them that trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand.

9From the wicked that oppresse mee, from mine enemies, which compasse me round about for my soule.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in ye land of ye wildernes, in a waste, and roaring wildernes: he led him about, he taught him, and kept him as ye apple of his eye.

Psalms 16:1Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for in thee doe I trust.

Psalms 36:8They shall be satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house, and thou shalt giue them drinke out of the riuer of thy pleasures.

Psalms 57:2I will call vnto the most high God, euen to the God, that performeth his promise toward me.

Psalms 61:5For thou, O God, hast heard my desires: thou hast giuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy Name.

Psalms 91:1Who so dwelleth in the secrete of the most High, shall abide in the shadowe of the Almightie.

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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