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Psalm 17:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 17:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 Guard me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings[a]
9 from the wicked who treat me with violence,
from deadly enemies who surround me.
10 There is no compassion in their hearts,[b]
and arrogance issues from their mouths.
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:8 Apple of your eye . . . shadow of your wings: conventional Hebrew metaphors for protection (see Deut 32:10; Prov 7:2; Isa 49:2).
- Psalm 17:10 Hearts: see note on Ps 4:8. Arrogance . . . mouths: see notes on Pss 5:11; 10:7.
