Psalm 17:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 [a]Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings
Psalm 36:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 How precious is your mercy, O God!
The children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of your wings.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 36:8 The shadow of your wings: metaphor for divine protection. It probably refers to the winged cherubim in the holy of holies in the Temple, cf. 1 Kgs 6:23–28, 32; 2 Chr 3:10–13; Ez 1:4–9.
Psalm 57:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
I
2 Have mercy on me, God,
have mercy on me.
In you I seek refuge.
In the shadow of your wings[a] I seek refuge
till harm pass by.(A)
Footnotes
- 57:2 The shadow of your wings: probably refers to the wings of the cherubim (powerful winged animals) whose wings spread over the ark in the inner chamber of the Temple (1 Kgs 6:23–28).
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