English Standard Version
Psalms 22:20
20Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog!
Psalms 22:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
- New International Version (NIV)Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs.
Context of Psalms 22:20
18they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. 19But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog! 21Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen! 22I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:20 word by word
הַצִּ֣ילָה מֵחֶ֣רֶב נַפְשִׁ֑י מִיַּד־כֶּ֝֗לֶב יְחִידָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 22:20
- Psalms 17:13Arise, O Lord! Confront him, subdue him! Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,
- Zechariah 13:7"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
- Psalms 35:17How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions!
- Psalms 22:16For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
Commentaries on Psalms 22:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Deliver my soul from the sword - Deliver נפשי naphshi, my life; save me alive, or raise me again. My darling - יחידתי yechidathi, my only one. The only human being that was ever produced since the creation, even by the power of God himself, without the agency of man. Adam the first was created out of the dust of the earth; that was his mother; God was the framer. Adam the second was produced in the womb of the virgin; that was his mother. But that which…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Deliver my soul from the sword - The word soul here means life, and denotes a living person. It is equivalent to “deliver me.” “The sword” is used to denote an instrument of death, or anything that pierces like a sword. Compare 2 Samuel 11:24-25. As applied to the Saviour here, it may mean those extreme mental sufferings that were like the piercing of a sword. My darling - Margin, “my only one.” Prof. Alexander, “my lonely one.” DeWette, my life. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 In these verses we have Christ suffering, and Christ praying; by which we are directed to look for crosses, and to look up to God under them. The very manner of Christ's death is described, though not in use among the Jews. They pierced his hands and his feet, which were nailed to the accursed tree, and his whole body was left so to hang as to suffer the most severe pain and torture. His natural force failed, being wasted by the fire of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The sword shows that the enemy wants to kill.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. He now turns with unabated desire and trust to God, who, in His strength and faithfulness, is contrasted with the urgent dangers described.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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