He will shelter you with his pinions, and under his wings you may take refuge; his faithfulness is a protecting shield.
Some time afterward, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make your reward very great.
I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise your name for your mercy and faithfulness. For you have exalted over all your name and your promise.
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
Take up the shield and buckler; rise up in my defense.
For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.
for you are my refuge, a tower of strength against the foe.
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Need for Watchfulness.
As an eagle incites its nestlings, hovering over its young, So he spread his wings, took them, bore them upon his pinions.
in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,
May the Lord reward what you have done! May you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”