A Prayer Worth Praying
A s a little girl, one of my favorite songs was based on a Psalm 17:8. I did not know what it meant, only that it was a funny thought to my young mind. And like certain songs that get inside you, this one never left. I sang it over my babies when they were little, toddlers on their way to bed, and now I pray it over my teenager headed to college. Keep me, Jesus, as the apple of thine eye Hide me under the shadow of thy wings Keep thy hand upon me 'til I die Keep me, Jesus, as the apple of thine eye One thing to note besides the strange idea of an apple in an eye is the "olde timey" language of the song. This gives you a hint that searching for the scriptural reference cannot be New Living Translation. It must be one of the more literal translations. Here is Psalm 17:8 from New King James: Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings, From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me. As I have been praying scripture over m...
