விரிவுரை தற்போது ஆங்கிலத்தில் மட்டுமே கிடைக்கிறது. தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நடைபெறுகிறது.
Psalms 17 — Keep Me As the Apple of the Eye
Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence. Thou hast tried mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings. Arise, O Lord, disappoint him. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,”
— Psalm 17:8
- v.1-5 The plea of integrity
- v.6-12 Prayer for protection
- v.13-15 Satisfied with His likeness
Behold thy face... satisfied... with thy likeness. The believer's ultimate hope. Not stuff; not status; the face of God.
The resurrection morning glimpsed. When I awake — from death's sleep. The first sight will be His likeness.
Verse 15 sets your aim. The day will come when you see His face and are satisfied. Live today as one walking toward that vision; the satisfactions of now are previews.
The believer beholds God's face in Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6). The likeness with which we shall be satisfied is the Son's glory shared with His own.
Apple of the eye. The pupil — most protected, most precious. Treat me, O God, as something most carefully guarded.
Shadow of thy wings. Maternal protection imagery. Hide me as a hen hides her chicks.