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Psalm 17:8
New International Version
Psalm 17:8
New International Version
Psalm 17:8
Easy-to-Read Version
Psalm 17:8
Easy-to-Read Version
8 Protect me like the pupil[a] of your eye.
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:8 pupil The center of the eye, which everyone wants to protect.
Psalm 17:8-9
The Message
Psalm 17:8-9
The Message
8-9 Keep your eye on me;
hide me under your cool wing feathers
From the wicked who are out to get me,
from mortal enemies closing in.
Psalm 17:8
New Living Translation
Psalm 17:8
New Living Translation
8 Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[a]
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Footnotes
- 17:8 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.
Psalm 17:8-9
Easy-to-Read Version
Psalm 17:8-9
Easy-to-Read Version
8 Protect me like the pupil[a] of your eye.
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
9 Save me from the wicked people who are trying to destroy me.
Protect me from those who come to hurt me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:8 pupil The center of the eye, which everyone wants to protect.
Psalm 17:8-9
The Message
Psalm 17:8-9
The Message
8-9 Keep your eye on me;
hide me under your cool wing feathers
From the wicked who are out to get me,
from mortal enemies closing in.
Psalm 17:8-9
New Living Translation
Psalm 17:8-9
New Living Translation
8 Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[a]
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
9 Protect me from wicked people who attack me,
from murderous enemies who surround me.
Footnotes
- 17:8 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.
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The Message (MSG)
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New Living Translation (NLT)
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