Rut 2:12

2:12 May the Lord reward your efforts! ¹  May your acts of kindness be repaid fully ²  by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection!” ³ 

Mazmur 17:8

17:8 Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! ⁴ 

Hide me in the shadow of your wings! ⁵ 

[2:12]  ¹ tn Heb “repay your work”; KJV, ASV “recompense thy work.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the jussive form in the next clause).

[2:12]  ² tn Heb “may your wages be complete”; NCV “May your wages be paid in full.” The prefixed verbal form is a distinct jussive form, indicating that this is a prayer for blessing.

[2:12]  ³ tn Heb “under whose wings you have sought shelter”; NIV, NLT “have come to take refuge.”

[17:8]  ⁴ tc Heb “Protect me like the pupil, a daughter of an eye.” The noun בַּת (bat, “daughter”) should probably be emended to בָּבַת (bavat, “pupil”). See Zech 2:12 HT (2:8 ET) and HALOT 107 s.v. *בָּבָה.

[17:8]  ⁵ sn Your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.