Psalms 22:20
(22:21) Deliver from the sword my life, from the power of the dog my solitary soul.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
In Context
19(22:20) But thou, O Lord, be not far from me: O [thou who art] my strength, hasten to my aid.
21(22:22) Save me from the lion's mouth; as thou hast answered me from the horns of the reem.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3(7:4) O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be injustice in my hands;
Psalms 35:17O Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, from the young lions my solitary spirit.
Psalms 69:18(69:19) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: because of my enemies do thou ransom me.
Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man whom I have associated with me, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; but I will turn my hand toward the feeble ones.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:12-22
The Sufferings of the Messiah; The Messiah Supported in His Sufferings. 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast… Read the whole commentary →