"He found him in a desert land And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.

Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.

For thus says the LORD of hosts: "He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.

How precious [is] Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.

To the Chief Musician. Set to "Do Not Destroy." A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until [these] calamities have passed by.

I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth [shall be your] shield and buckler.

"The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge."

" O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under [her] wings, but you were not willing!

" O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen [gathers] her brood under [her] wings, but you were not willing!