Psalms 17:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁ֭מְרֵנִי כְּאִישׁ֣וֹן בַּת־עָ֑יִן בְּצֵ֥ל כְּ֝נָפֶ֗יךָ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Šāmrēnî kǝ'îšôn bat-'āyin bǝṣēl kǝnāfeykā tastîrēnî

Grammar Details

*Šāmrēnî*: verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - keep/guard/preserve me
*kǝ'îšôn*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - as the apple/pupil of
*bat-'āyin*: noun, feminine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - daughter of eye (pupil)
*bǝṣēl*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the shadow of
*kǝnāfeykā*: noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wings
*tastîrēnî*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you will hide me

Word Meanings

*'îšôn*: apple/pupil/dark center (of eye)
*bat-'āyin*: daughter of eye/pupil

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:10 : 10 He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.
Ruth 2:12 : 12 Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.
Ps 36:7 : 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
Ps 57:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 61:4 : 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. {H5542}
Ps 63:7 : 7 For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ps 91:4 : 4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Zech 2:8 : 8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Luke 13:34 : 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Prov 7:2 : 2 Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

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