Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 17:8
8Protect me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
Psalms 17:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
- New International Version (NIV)Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
- English Standard Version (ESV)Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
Context of Psalms 17:8
6I call on you, God, because you will answer me; listen closely to me; hear what I say. 7Display the wonders of your faithful love, Savior of all who seek refuge from those who rebel against your right hand. Protect me as the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings 9from the wicked who treat me violently, my deadly enemies who surround me. 10They are uncaring; their mouths speak arrogantly.
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שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 17:8
- Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desolate land, in a barren, howling wilderness; he surrounded him, cared for him, and protected him as the pupil of his eye.
- Proverbs 7:2Keep my commands and live, and guard my instructions as you would the pupil of your eye.
- Zechariah 2:8For the Lord of Armies says this: “In pursuit of his glory, he sent me against the nations plundering you, for whoever touches you touches the pupil of my eye.
- Psalms 36:7How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes.
- Psalms 61:4I will dwell in your tent forever and take refuge under the shelter of your wings.Selah
- Psalms 63:7because you are my helper; I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 91:1The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Ruth 2:12May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
- Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
- Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Commentaries on Psalms 17:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Keep me as the apple of the eye - Or, as the black of the daughter of eye. Take as much care to preserve me now by Divine influence, as thou hast to preserve my eye by thy good providence. Thou hast entrenched it deeply in the skull; hast ramparted it with the forehead and cheek-bones; defended it by the eyebrow, eyelids, and eyelashes; and placed it in that situation where the hands can best protect it. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings - This is a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Keep me as the apple of the eye - Preserve me; guard me; defend me, as one defends that which is to him most precious and valuable. In the original there is a remarkable strength of expression, and at the same time a remarkable confusion of gender in the language. The literal translation would be, “Keep me as the little man - the daughter of the eye.” The word “apple” applied to the eye means the pupil, the little aperture in the middle of the eye…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Being compassed with enemies, David prays to God to keep him in safety. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved, through all the hardships and difficulties of his humiliation, to the glories and joys of his exalted state, and is a pattern to Christians to commit the keeping of their souls to God, trusting him to preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. Those are our worst enemies, that are enemies to our souls. They are God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8as the apple of Your eye (literally as the pupil of your eye): This metaphor shows God's care and love for the psalmist (see Deuteronomy 32:10). The shadow of God's wings is a place of his protection from enemies and hardship (Psalms 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7; 91:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Similar figures, denoting the preciousness of God's people in His sight, in De 32:10, 11; Mt 23:37.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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