Psalms 22:20
18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
- KJV
- Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
- WEB
- Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.
- ASV
- Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.
- DARBY
- Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;
- BLB
- Snatch my soul from the sword, my only one from the hand of the dog!
- ÅB
- Redd sjelen min fra sverdet,
og livet mitt fra hundenes klør! - OTB
- Redd min sjel fra sverdet,
Mitt dyrebare liv fra hundens grep. - B1930
- Redd min sjel fra sverdet, mitt eneste fra hunders vold! / < d.e. min sjel.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 35:17
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Read in contextZechariah 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.
Read in contextPsalms 17:13
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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