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Psalms 22:20

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 22:21.

הַצִּ֣ילָהhatsilahdefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “defend”, a commandH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).מֵחֶ֣רֶבmecherevfrom knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…מִיַּדmiyadfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […כֶּ֝֗לֶבkelevdogכֶּלֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dog”, the ordinary formH3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitutedog.יְחִידָתִֽיyechidatidarlingיָחִידadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “darling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3173properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-21) Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

Young’s Literal Translation

Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

World English Bible

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog.

Darby Translation

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-21) Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ῥῦσαι ἀπὸ ῥομφαίας τὴν ψυχήν μου, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς κυνὸς τὴν μονογενῆ μου.