Is it in the Bible?
Is “The apple of my eye” in the Bible?
Yes. “The apple of my eye” comes from the Bible, from Psalm 17:8. David prays it, asking God to guard him.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Psalm 17:8.
David prays it, asking God to guard him.
The verse
Guard me like the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
Psalm 17:8 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The “apple” is the pupil, the part of the eye you protect without thinking. To be the apple of God’s eye is to be guarded that closely.
Also in the Bible
He found him in a desert land, in a barren and howling wilderness. He surrounded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye.
Deuteronomy 32:10 · open the chapter →
For this is what Yahweh of Armies says: After the glory, he sent me to the nations that plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye.
Zechariah 2:8 · open the chapter →
Keep my commands and live; guard my teaching like the pupil of your eye.
Proverbs 7:2 · open the chapter →
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Is “The apple of my eye” in the Bible?
Yes. “The apple of my eye” comes from the Bible, from Psalm 17:8. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. David prays it, asking God to guard him.
Where in the Bible is “The apple of my eye”?
In Psalm 17:8, and also Deuteronomy 32:10, Zechariah 2:8 and Proverbs 7:2. In the Lumin Translation, Psalm 17:8 reads: “Guard me like the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings”
Who said “The apple of my eye”?
David prays it, asking God to guard him.
What does “The apple of my eye” mean in the Bible?
The “apple” is the pupil, the part of the eye you protect without thinking. To be the apple of God’s eye is to be guarded that closely.
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