Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah
How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
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