10 “He found him (A)in a desert land
And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness;
He encircled him, He instructed him,
He (B)kept him as the [a]apple of His eye.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:10 pupil

10 In a desert(A) land he found him,
    in a barren and howling waste.(B)
He shielded(C) him and cared for him;
    he guarded him as the apple of his eye,(D)

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15 who (A)led you through that great and terrible wilderness, (B)in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; (C)who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; 16 who fed you in the wilderness with (D)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, (E)to do you good in the end—

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15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness,(A) that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes(B) and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.(C) 16 He gave you manna(D) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(E) to humble and test(F) you so that in the end it might go well with you.

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(A)I [a]knew you in the wilderness,
(B)In the land of [b]great drought.

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  1. Hosea 13:5 Cared for you
  2. Hosea 13:5 Lit. droughts

I cared for you in the wilderness,(A)
    in the land of burning heat.

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For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who (A)touches you touches the [a]apple of His eye.

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  1. Zechariah 2:8 Lit. pupil

For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(A)

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Keep me as the [a]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

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  1. Psalm 17:8 pupil

Keep me(A) as the apple of your eye;(B)
    hide me(C) in the shadow of your wings(D)

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Neither did they say, ‘Where is the Lord,
Who (A)brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
Who led us through (B)the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and pits,
Through a land of drought and the shadow of death,
Through a land that no one crossed
And where no one dwelt?’

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They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt(A)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts(B) and ravines,(C)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels(D) and no one lives?’

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(A)You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with (B)songs of deliverance. Selah

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
Do not be like the (C)horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.

10 (D)Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But (E)he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

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You are my hiding place;(A)
    you will protect me from trouble(B)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.(C)

I will instruct(D) you and teach you(E) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on(F) you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(G)
    or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(H)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(I) in him.

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(A)Keep my commands and live,
(B)And my law as the apple of your eye.

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Keep my commands and you will live;(A)
    guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

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19 Yet in Your (A)manifold mercies
You did not forsake them in the wilderness.
The (B)pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day,
To lead them on the road;
Nor the pillar of fire by night,
To show them light,
And the way they should go.
20 You also gave Your (C)good Spirit to instruct them,
And did not withhold Your (D)manna from their mouth,
And gave them (E)water for their thirst.
21 (F)Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness;
They lacked nothing;
Their (G)clothes did not wear out
And their feet did not swell.

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19 “Because of your great compassion you did not abandon(A) them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud(B) did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take. 20 You gave your good Spirit(C) to instruct(D) them. You did not withhold your manna(E) from their mouths, and you gave them water(F) for their thirst. 21 For forty years(G) you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing,(H) their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.(I)

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18 and (A)know His will, and (B)approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

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18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

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19 (A)He declares His word to Jacob,
(B)His statutes and His judgments to Israel.
20 (C)He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.

[a]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Heb. Hallelujah

19 He has revealed his word(A) to Jacob,(B)
    his laws and decrees(C) to Israel.
20 He has done this for no other nation;(D)
    they do not know(E) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(F)

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

36 (A)Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.

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36 From heaven he made you hear his voice(A) to discipline(B) you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.

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