Psalms 17:8
in Psalms 17Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
KJV
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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This verse in Psalms 17
Commentary
2 notes on this verse"Keep me as the apple of the eye." No part of the body more precious, more tender, and more carefully guarded than the eye; and of the eye, no portion more peculiarly to be protected than the central apple, the pupil, or as the Hebrew calls it, "the daughter of the eye." The all-wise Creator has placed the eye in a well-protected position; it stands surrounded by projecting bones like Jerusalem encircled by mountains.
This site's exposition
the apple of Your eye
on Psalms 17:8-9
The apple of Your eye is the pupil, the part an eyelid shuts over before a man decides to blink, and the shadow of Your wings sets a bird over its young. Deuteronomy 32:10 and 11 use both pictures of the LORD over Israel. Verse 9 names the danger, enemies who surround him.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי | shamreni | keep me | H8104 → | 468 times |
| כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן | keishon | like [the] pupil of | H380 → | |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| עָ֑יִן | ʾayin | an eye | H5869 → | 887 times |
| בְּצֵ֥ל | betzel | in [the] shadow of | H6738 → | 49 times |
| כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ | kenafeikha | wings your | H3671 → | 109 times |
| תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ | tastireni | you will hide me | H5641 → | 80 times |
שָׁ֭מְרֵנִיkeep me
shamreniH8104 →468 times
כְּאִישׁ֣וֹןlike [the] pupil of
keishonH380 →
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
עָ֑יִןan eye
ʾayinH5869 →887 times
בְּצֵ֥לin [the] shadow of
betzelH6738 →49 times
כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָwings your
kenafeikhaH3671 →109 times
תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃you will hide me
tastireniH5641 →80 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
it leads to
- Psalms 32:7
You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Psalms 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Psalms 36:7
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- 1 John 4:15–16
If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- Psalms 31:20
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- Psalms 32:7
Through
Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
it leads to
- Psalms 61:4
Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- Psalms 57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
- Deuteronomy 32:11
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
- Psalms 61:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.