² sn I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.

¹ tn Heb “for the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain”; TEV “will protect Mount Zion”; NCV “will protect (rest on NLT) Jerusalem.”

¹ sn Psalm 141. The psalmist asks God to protect him from sin and from sinful men.

¹ sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.

¹ sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice.

¹ sn The protective walls of the metaphorical vineyard are in view here (see Isa 5:5).

² tn Heb “my rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor for protection; thus the translation “sheltering rock.”

² sn Your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.

¹ sn God is with you. Abimelech and Phicol recognized that Abraham enjoyed special divine provision and protection.

⁴ sn The fact that Paul was a Roman citizen protected him from being tortured to extract information; such protections were guaranteed by the Porcian and Julian law codes. In addition, the fact Paul had not been tried exempted him from punishment.

¹ tn Or “commend.” BDAG 772 s.v. παρατίθημι 3.b has “τινά τινι entrust someone to the care or protection of someone…Of divine protection παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς τῷ κυρίῳ Ac 14:23; cf. 20:32.”

¹ tn Grk “zeal,” recalling God’s jealous protection of his holiness and honor (cf. Exod 20:5).

¹ sn See 1:18. The Lord renews his promise of protection and reiterates his call to Jeremiah.

¹ tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.

¹ tn Heb “in his bosom” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV), an expression which reflects closeness and protective care.

² sn This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing.

³ tn The imperfect tense verb יִשְׁמֹר (yishmor, “to protect”) continues the syntactical nuance of the preceding infinitive construct of purpose.

² sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully.

¹ sn Psalm 61. The psalmist cries out for help and expresses his confidence that God will protect him.

¹ sn Psalm 27. The author is confident of the Lord’s protection and asks the Lord to vindicate him.