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Psalms 22:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Deliver my soul from the sword, My only [life] from the power of the dog.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Deliuer my soule from the sword: my desolate soule from the power of the dogge.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Deliuer my soule from the sword: my darling from the power of the dogge.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Deliver my soul from the sword, my only one from the hand of the vicious.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Deliver 5337
{5337} Prime
נָצַל
natsal
{naw-tsal'}
A primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense.
z8685
<8685> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 731
my soul 5315
{5315} Prime
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
{neh'-fesh}
From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental).
from the sword; 2719
{2719} Prime
חֶרֶב
chereb
{kheh'-reb}
From H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
my darling 3173
{3173} Prime
יָחִיד
yachiyd
{yaw-kheed'}
From H3161; properly united, that is, sole; by implication beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replace).
from the power 3027
{3027} Prime
יָד
yad
{yawd}
A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of the dog. 3611
{3611} Prime
כֶּלֶב
keleb
{keh'-leb}
From an unused root meaning to yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 22:19-20.


Psalms 22:20

_ _ my soul — or self (compare Psalms 3:2; Psalms 16:10).

_ _ my darling — literally, “my only one,” or, “solitary one,” as desolate and afflicted (Psalms 25:16; Psalms 35:17).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 22:11-21.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 22:20

Darling — Heb. my only one; his soul, which he so calls, because it was left alone and destitute of friends and helpers.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 22:20

Deliver my soul from the sword; my (l) darling from the power of the dog.

(l) My life that is solitary, left alone and forsaken by all, (Psalms 35:17, Psalms 25:16)

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
soul:

Psalms 17:13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:
Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

my darling:
etc. Heb. my only one from the hand,
Psalms 35:17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

the dog:

Psalms 22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
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Ps 17:13; 22:16; 35:17. Zc 13:7.

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