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# Protect me like the apple of your eye
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The "apple of your eye" refers to something that is valuable. AT: "Protect me as you would something most valuable and precious" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# hide me under the shadow of your wings
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David speaks of God's protection as if he were a bird protecting its young under its wings. AT: "Keep me safe as a mother bird protects her babies by gathering them under her wing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# their mouths speak with pride
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Here "their mouths speak" represents his enemies when they speak. AT: "they speak with pride" or "they are always boasting" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shadow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proud]] |