Psalm 22:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָה
(ha·tzi·lah)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
from the sword,מֵחֶ֣רֶב
(me·che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
My onlyיְחִידָתִֽי׃
(ye·chi·da·ti.)
3173: only, only one, solitaryfrom yachad
[life] from the powerמִיַּד־
(mi·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of the dog.כֶּ֝֗לֶב
(ke·lev)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
from the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
my darling
yachiyd  (yaw-kheed')
united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced) -- darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
from the power
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the dog
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog.

King James Bible
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Deliver my life from the sword, my only life from the power of these dogs.

International Standard Version
Deliver me from the sword; my precious life from the power of the dog.

NET Bible
Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And save my soul from the sword and also my Only One from the hand of dogs!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Rescue my soul from the sword, my life from vicious dogs.

King James 2000 Bible
Deliver my soul from the sword; my life from the power of the dog.
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