KJV ORIGINAL
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Keep me as precious as the center of your eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is asking God to protect him with the most tender, careful love - like someone protecting their own eyeball or a mother bird sheltering her babies.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of David's prayer for divine protection, likely written during a time when he faced enemies or persecution. The imagery of being kept as 'the apple of the eye' was a Hebrew expression meaning something extremely precious and carefully guarded, while 'shadow of thy wings' drew from the image of birds protecting their young or the wings of the cherubim over the ark of the covenant.
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