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15 wrz 2020 · David, chosen by God to be king, felt that way often as he was hunted and persecuted by Saul. Yet, he never doubted that God called him "the apple of his eye." David believed God could see him, provided for, and protected him.
David was chosen of God. The Scriptures also say with reference to our Lord Jesus that he too was the elect, or chosen, one of God. David grew up in the quietness of his own particular shepherd life. The Lord Jesus also grew up in the quietness of his life as the carpenter.
7 sie 2020 · In Psalm 17, David asks God to "keep me as the apple of your eye" in a prayer to the Lord. Learn more about the meaning and significance of this biblical phrase.
19 cze 2017 · David pleads with God to keep him as the apple of his eye (v8). This means that he was already the apple of God’s eye. He was only praying that he would remain so.
Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright: David phrased his request in a way that put more emphasis upon God’s justice than on his own cause. He did believe that his cause was just; but he spoke in a manner that gave more importance to the things that are upright .
18 lip 2022 · According to the Treasury of David commentary, “No part of the body more precious, more tender, and more carefully guarded than the eye; and of the eye, no portion more peculiarly to be protected than the central apple, the pupil, or as the Hebrew calls it, “the daughter of the eye.”
King David used the phrase in a prayer for God’s guidance and protection from his enemies, as did Moses for Israel. In desperation, David cried out to God, “Keep me as the apple of Your eye” (Ps. 17:8).
