## Protect me like the apple of your eye ##

"Protect me as you would something most valuable and precious;" (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## hide me under the shadow of your wings ##

"Keep me safe as a mother bird protects her babies by gathering them under her wing" (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## their mouths speak with pride ##

AT: "they are always boasting." "Their mouths" represents the people who speak. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])