¹⁰ “He found him ^(A)in a desert land,
    and in the howling waste of the wilderness;
he ^(B)encircled him, he cared for him,
    he ^(C)kept him as the apple of his eye.
^11 (D)Like an eagle that stirs up its nest,
    that flutters over its young,
spreading out its wings, catching them,
    bearing them on its pinions,
^12 (E)the Lord alone guided him,
    ^(F)no foreign god was with him.

⁸ Keep me as ^(A)the apple of your eye;
    hide me in ^(B)the shadow of your wings,

^7 (A)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge ^(B)in the shadow of your wings.

^7 (A)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge ^(B)in the shadow of your wings.