Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)

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8-9 Keep your eye on me;
    hide me under your cool wing feathers
From the wicked who are out to get me,
    from mortal enemies closing in.

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Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the [a]apple of Your eye;
Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:8 Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye.

Keep my commands and you will live;(A)
    guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

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Dressed to Seduce

1-5 Dear friend, do what I tell you;
    treasure my careful instructions.
Do what I say and you’ll live well.
    My teaching is as precious as your eyesight—guard it!
Write it out on the back of your hands;
    etch it on the chambers of your heart.
Talk to Wisdom as to a sister.
    Treat Insight as your companion.
They’ll be with you to fend off the Temptress—
    that smooth-talking, honey-tongued Seductress.

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Keep my commandments and live,
And keep my teaching and law as the apple of your eye.

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For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)

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8-9 God-of-the-Angel-Armies, the One of Glory who sent me on my mission, commenting on the godless nations who stripped you and left you homeless, said, “Anyone who hits you, hits me—bloodies my nose, blackens my eye. Yes, and at the right time I’ll give the signal and they’ll be stripped and thrown out by their own servants.” Then you’ll know for sure that God-of-the-Angel-Armies sent me on this mission.

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For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After [a]glory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you—for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 2:8 I.e. the Messiah’s first and second advents, Matt 25:31-46.