⁸ Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

¹⁰ He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.

⁸ For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

⁴ He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.

¹ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

⁷ For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

⁴ I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah

¹ Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until `these' calamities be overpast.

⁷ How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

¹² Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.

³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen `gathereth' her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!

³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

² Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.