Discovery Box| (0.62) | (Psa 61:4) | 2 sn I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird. |
| (0.53) | (Isa 25:10) | 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.” |
| (0.50) | (Psa 141:1) | 1 sn Psalm 141. The psalmist asks God to protect him from sin and from sinful men. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 138:1) | 1 sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 125:1) | 1 sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 80:12) | 1 sn The protective walls of the metaphorical vineyard are in view here (see Isa 5:5). |
| (0.50) | (Psa 19:14) | 2 tn Heb “my rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor for protection; thus the translation “sheltering rock.” |
| (0.50) | (Psa 17:8) | 2 sn Your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird. |
| (0.50) | (Gen 21:22) | 1 sn God is with you. Abimelech and Phicol recognized that Abraham enjoyed special divine provision and protection. |
| (0.44) | (Act 22:25) | 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. |
| (0.44) | (Act 20:32) | 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.” |
| (0.44) | (Heb 10:27) | 1 tn Grk “zeal,” recalling God’s jealous protection of his holiness and honor (cf. Exod 20:5). |
| (0.44) | (Jer 15:20) | 1 sn See 1:18. The Lord renews his promise of protection and reiterates his call to Jeremiah. |
| (0.44) | (Isa 47:5) | 1 tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection. |
| (0.44) | (Isa 40:11) | 1 tn Heb “in his bosom” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV), an expression which reflects closeness and protective care. |
| (0.44) | (Isa 28:12) | 2 sn This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing. |
| (0.44) | (Pro 2:8) | 3 tn The imperfect tense verb יִשְׁמֹר (yishmor, “to protect”) continues the syntactical nuance of the preceding infinitive construct of purpose. |
| (0.44) | (Psa 141:3) | 2 sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully. |
| (0.44) | (Psa 61:1) | 1 sn Psalm 61. The psalmist cries out for help and expresses his confidence that God will protect him. |
| (0.44) | (Psa 27:1) | 1 sn Psalm 27. The author is confident of the Lord’s protection and asks the Lord to vindicate him. |
