Psalms

Psalm 17:8

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

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Keep meשָׁ֭מְרֵנִיšā·mə·rē·nîVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
as the appleכְּאִישׁ֣וֹןkə·’î·šō·wnPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH380 pupil
ofבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
Your eyeעָ֑יִן‘ā·yinNoun - common singularH5869 eye
hide meתַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃tas·tî·rê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH5641 hide, conceal
in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbə·ṣêlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH6738 shadow
of Your wingsכְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָkə·nā·p̄e·ḵāNoun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH3671 wing, extremity

Cross-references

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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.