Like many good songs, this one came from a late night quiet time. I love the twin themes of protection and devotion in verse 8! The apple of your eye (an idiom which has been around for thousands of years) is that person or thing that you care for the most. Its original meaning is based on the notion that the "apple" of your eye is the pupil, which is for obvious reasons treasured and guarded as precious. With more of the breathtaking imagery characteristic of his psalms, David refers to how birds protect and nurture their young beneath their wings.

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Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings
from the wicked who assail me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.

Psalm 17

APPLE OF YOUR EYE

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