Under God's protection, believers find shelter and safety, much like a bird covers its young with its feathers. In Psalms 91:4, the psalmist writes of God's faithfulness, comparing His care to the covering of feathers, while Psalms 17:8 and 91:1-16 further develop this theme of divine protection. The image of an eagle's wings, as seen in Exodus 19:4 and Deuteronomy 32:11, also symbolizes God's gentle yet powerful care for His people, carrying and shielding them from harm. Through these passages, the Bible teaches that God's love and care envelop believers, much like the softness and warmth of feathers.
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High— no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent. “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.