Keepme as the appleof the eye;Hideme in the shadowof Your wings
Preserveme, O God,for I takerefugein You.
Howpreciousis Your lovingkindness,O God!And the childrenof mentakerefugein the shadowof Your wings.
They drinktheir fillof the abundanceof Your house;And You givethem to drinkof the riverof Your delights.
Be graciousto me, O God,be graciousto me, For my soultakesrefugein You; And in the shadowof Your wingsI will takerefugeUntildestructionpassesby.
I will cryto GodMostHigh,To Godwho accomplishes[all things] for me.
Let me dwellin Your tentforever;Let me takerefugein the shelterof Your wings.Selah.
For You have heardmy vows,O God;You have given[me] the inheritanceof those who fearYour name.
For You have beenmy help,And in the shadowof Your wingsI singfor joy.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
He will coveryou with His pinions,And underHis wingsyou may seekrefuge;His faithfulnessis a shieldand bulwark.
Keepmy commandmentsand live,And my teachingas the appleof your eye.
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"AftergloryHe has sentme againstthe nationswhich plunderyou, for he who touchesyou, touchesthe appleof His eye.
"Jerusalem,Jerusalem,who killsthe prophetsand stonesthosewho are sentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,the waya hengathersher chicksunderher wings,and you were unwilling.
"O Jerusalem,Jerusalem,[the city] that killsthe prophetsand stonesthosesentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,justas a hen[gathers] her broodunderher wings,and you wouldnot [have it]!
"He foundhim in a desertland,And in the howlingwasteof a wilderness;He encircledhim, He caredfor him, He guardedhim as the pupilof His eye.
"May the LORDrewardyour work,and your wagesbe fullfrom the LORD,the Godof Israel,underwhosewingsyou have cometo seekrefuge."
