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Psalm 17

Psa. 17:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
me as the apple
'iyshown (Hebrew #380)
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
Pronounce: ee-shone'
Origin: diminutive from 376
of the eye
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
bath (Hebrew #1323)
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village.
Pronounce: bath
Origin: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121)
, hide
cathar (Hebrew #5641)
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.
Pronounce: saw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
me under the shadow
tsel (Hebrew #6738)
shade, whether literal or figurative
KJV usage: defence, shade(-ow).
Pronounce: tsale
Origin: from 6751
of thy wings
kanaph (Hebrew #3671)
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
Pronounce: kaw-nawf'
Origin: from 3670
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Apple of the Eye,
Wings

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 32:10• 10He found him in a desert land,{HR}And in the waste, howling wilderness;{HR}He compassed him about, he watched over him,{HR}He preserved him as the apple of his eye.{HR} (Deut. 32:10)
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Prov. 7:2• 2Keep my commandments and live;{HR}And my teaching as the apple of thine eye. (Prov. 7:2)
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Zech. 2:8• 8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. (Zech. 2:8)
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Psa. 36:7• 7How precious [is] thy mercy, O God!{HR}And the sons of men shall trust in the shadow of thy wings. (Psa. 36:7)
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Psa. 57:1• 1To the chief musician; Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam, on his fleeing from Saul in the cave.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me;{HR}For my soul [is] trusting in thee;{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings will I trust until mischiefs shall pass. (Psa. 57:1)
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Psa. 61:4• 4I will sojourn in thy tent forever,{HR}I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:4)
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Psa. 63:7• 7For thou hast been a help to me,{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice. (Psa. 63:7)
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Psa. 91:1,4• 1He that dwelleth in covert of the Most High{HR}Abideth in the shadow of the Almighty.
 4With his feathers will he cover thee,{HR}And under his wings shalt thou trust:{HR}A shield and buckler [is] his truth. (Psa. 91:1,4)
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Ruth 2:12• 12Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)
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Matt. 23:37• 37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)
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Luke 13:34• 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the [city] that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those that are sent unto her; how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not. (Luke 13:34)
• The perfect integrity of His way gives perfect confidence in God, and the sense of His preciousness to God. (“Psalm 17” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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See Deut. 32.10; Prov. 7.2,9; 20.20.

W. Kelly Translation

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Keep me as the apple of the eye;{HR}Under the shadow of thy wings thou wilt hide me,