Psalms 22:20
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 22 connects to 3 cross-references. A lament psalm of David beginning with the famous cry 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' — cited by Jesus on the cross. The psalmist oscillates between anguished description of mockery and physical dissolution and declarations of …
Other Translations
Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.
Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.
Cross References
Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite …