“ Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, ”
Keep me as the apple of the eye - Preserve me; guard me; defend me, as one defends that which is to him most precious and valuable. In the original there is a remarkable strength of expression, a...
XVII. The Prayer of a Godly Man for Deliverance from his Foes. These foes are not foreign enemies but worldly Jews who persecute their pious and innocent neighbours. The cry for Divine help is made...
as. Figure of speech Simile. App-6. apple... eye... wings. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. Hide . Thou wilt hide.
The two similitudes which David has subjoined in the following verse, respecting the apple of the eye, and the little birds which the mother keeps under her wings, (363) are introduced f...
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, Keep me as the apple of the eye - Or, as the black of the daughter of eye. Take as much care to preserve me now by Divine influ...
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings— This is a figurative expression, say some, taken from hens, who with great carefulness hide their chickens under their wings to protect them from birds of pre...
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, Keep me as the apple of the eye. This prayer rests on the East fact of history ( Deuteronomy 32:10 ) 'The Lord kept him...
The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God ( Psalms 17:1-2 ), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence ( Psalms 17:3-5 ) and an account of the eager cruelty of his...
Apple of the eye. — Literally, little man, daughter of the eye. The mannikin is, of course, the reflection seen in the pupil. Daughter is either a contraction of a word meaning cavity, or is...
Psalms 17:1-15 THE investigations as to authorship and date yield the usual conflicting results. Davidic, say one school; undoubtedly post-exilic, say another, without venturing on closer definiti...
God's True Servants Safely Kept Psalms 17:1-15 This also dates from the Sauline persecutions. In the earlier verses David protests his innocence, pleads for deliverance from his foes, and ends...
This psalm is generally conceded to be closely linked with the preceding one. There is an evident similarity of outlook. In each case the singer declares his abstention from complicity with ungodly m...
By comparing this verse with what the prophet Isaiah predicted of Jesus, a beautiful light is thrown upon both scriptures, and we are led to see to whom both refer. In the one Jesus is spoken of, und...
Keep me as the apple of the eye ,.... Which is weak and tender, and is hurt and put to pain, and made uneasy by every little thing that annoys it, and than which nothing is more dear to a man, or he...
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, Ver. 8. Keep me as the apple of the eye ] Heb. As the black of the apple of the eye, two words to the same sense, for more v...
Keep me as the apple of the eye Which thou hast marvellously fenced on every side, and which men use their utmost care and diligence to preserve. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings Protect me...
Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow...
The apple of the eye; which God hath marvellously fenced on every side, and men use their utmost care and diligence to keep. Under the shadow of thy Wings; as a hen doth her chickens.
‘Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of your wings, From the unrighteous who oppress (spoil) me, My deadly enemies, who encompass me about.' The apple of the eye is the pupi...
INTRODUCTION “David pours forth to God in this psalm an earnest prayer for deliverance from his inveterate enemies, who were bent on taking away his life. We find in it his opinion of the character...
Psalms 17:1 . Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Good men are often slandered and misunderstood; and, at such times, the firs...
Psalms 17:3 . Thou hast tried me. Vulgate, Igne me examinâsti, Thou hast proved or tested me with fire, referring to the test of metals. Psalms 17:14 . Men which have their portion in this li...
Keep me as the apple of the eye. The plea for Divine protection The world is no friend to righteousness; its spirit cannot endure the restraints that holiness imposes upon its workings. Hence t...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is termed "a prayer"—"a Prayer of David." It consists, no doubt, mainly of a series of petitions ( Psalms 17:1 , Psalms 17:2 , Psalms 17:6 , Psalms 17:7 , Psalms 17:8...
David Calls upon God for Help
Deuteronomy 32:10 ; Luke 13:34 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Proverbs 7:2 ; Psalms 36:7 ; Psalms 57:1 ; Psalms 61:4 ; Psalms 63:7 ; Psalms 91:1 ; Psalms 91:4 ; Ruth 2:12 ; Zechariah 2:8