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12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”[a]

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  1. Ruth 2:12 Under whose wings . . . taken refuge: Ruth’s apparent fidelity to the God of the Israelites is noted with admiration by Boaz.

Guard me as the apple of your eye;
    hide me in the shadow of your wings[a]

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  1. Psalm 17:8 Apple of your eye . . . shadow of your wings: conventional Hebrew metaphors for protection (see Deut 32:10; Prov 7:2; Isa 49:2).

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
    your judgments, like the mighty deep;
    you sustain both humans and beasts, O Lord.

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