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Psalm 17:8
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Psalm 17:8
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- Psalm 17:8 tc Heb “Protect me like the pupil, a daughter of an eye.” The noun בַּת (bat, “daughter”) should probably be emended to בָּבַת (bavat, “pupil”). See Zech 2:12 HT (2:8 ET) and HALOT 107 s.v. *בָּבָה.
- Psalm 17:8 sn Your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.
Psalm 17:8
New International Version
Psalm 17:8
New International Version
Psalm 17:8
New King James Version
Psalm 17:8
New King James Version
8 Keep me as the [a]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
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- Psalm 17:8 pupil
Psalm 17:8
King James Version
Psalm 17:8
King James Version
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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Psalm 17:8
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Psalm 17:8
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