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Psalm 17

Psa. 17:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
me as the apple
'iyshown (Hebrew #380)
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
Pronounce: ee-shone'
Origin: diminutive from 376
of the eye
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
bath (Hebrew #1323)
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village.
Pronounce: bath
Origin: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121)
, hide
cathar (Hebrew #5641)
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.
Pronounce: saw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
me under the shadow
tsel (Hebrew #6738)
shade, whether literal or figurative
KJV usage: defence, shade(-ow).
Pronounce: tsale
Origin: from 6751
of thy wings
kanaph (Hebrew #3671)
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
Pronounce: kaw-nawf'
Origin: from 3670
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Apple of the Eye,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 32:10• 10He found him in a desert land, And in the waste, howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he watched over him, He preserved him as the apple of his eye. (Deut. 32:10)
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Prov. 7:2• 2Keep my commandments, and live; and my teaching, as the apple of thine eye. (Prov. 7:2)
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Zech. 2:8• 8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. (Zech. 2:8)
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Psa. 36:7• 7How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. (Psa. 36:7)
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Psa. 57:1• 1To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast. (Psa. 57:1)
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Psa. 61:4• 4I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:4)
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Psa. 63:7• 7For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy. (Psa. 63:7)
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Psa. 91:1,4• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
 4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler. (Psa. 91:1,4)
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Ruth 2:12• 12Jehovah recompense thy work, and let thy reward be full from Jehovah the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. (Ruth 2:12)
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Matt. 23:37• 37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)
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Luke 13:34• 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not. (Luke 13:34)
• The perfect integrity of His way gives perfect confidence in God, and the sense of His preciousness to God. (“Psalms 17” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Keep me as the apple of the eyeg, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

JND Translation Notes

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See Deut. 32.10; Prov. 7.2,9; 20.20.