Psalms
Psalm 17:7–8
7Show the wonders of Your loving devotion,
You who save by Your right hand
those who seek refuge from their foes.
8Keep me as the apple ofa Your eye;
hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Footnotes
- a 17:8 Literally as the pupil, the daughter of
Word by word
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Psalm 17:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show the wonders | הַפְלֵ֣ה | hap̄·lêh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H6395 be separated, distinct |
| of Your loving devotion | חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ | ḥă·sā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| You who save | מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ | mō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| by Your right hand | בִּֽימִינֶֽךָ׃ | bî·mî·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3225 right hand |
| those who seek refuge | חוֹסִ֑ים | ḥō·w·sîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2620 seek refuge |
| from their foes | מִ֝מִּתְקוֹמְמִ֗ים | mim·miṯ·qō·wm·mîm | Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
Psalm 17:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep me | שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי | šā·mə·rē·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| as the apple | כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן | kə·’î·šō·wn | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H380 pupil |
| of | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| Your eye | עָ֑יִן | ‘ā·yin | Noun - common singular | H5869 eye |
| hide me | תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ | tas·tî·rê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| in the shadow | בְּצֵ֥ל | bə·ṣêl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6738 shadow |
| of Your wings | כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ | kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 17:7 Psalm 60:5 · Psalm 31:21 · Psalm 5:11–12 · Psalm 20:6 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 10:12–16 · 1 Samuel 17:45–57 · Romans 5:20–21 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · 2 Kings 19:34 · Exodus 15:6 · Psalm 44:3
Psalm 17:8 Deuteronomy 32:10 · Psalm 91:4 · Psalm 91:1 · Proverbs 7:2 · Psalm 61:4 · Zechariah 2:8 · Psalm 36:7 · Luke 13:34 · Ruth 2:12 · Psalm 57:1 · Matthew 23:37 · Psalm 63:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.