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Protect me as the most precious part of the eye;[a]
    hide me under the shadow of your wings
from the wicked[b] who have afflicted me,
    from my enemies who have surrounded me.
10 They are imprisoned by their own prosperity,[c]
    they have boasted proudly with their mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:8 Lit. as the pupil of the daughter of the eye
  2. Psalm 17:9 Lit. face of the wicked
  3. Psalm 17:10 Lit. fat

Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.(E)

10 They close up their callous hearts,(F)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(G)

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