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The Psalm of the Cross

Psalms 22:20

In 11 translations

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.my darling: Heb. my only onepower: Heb. hand
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.
LSV
Deliver My soul from the sword, || My only one from the paw of a dog.
YLT
Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
DBY
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the power of the dog;
DRC21:21
Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.
GNV
Deliuer my soule from the sword: my desolate soule from the power of the dogge.
JPS22:21
Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.
LXXE21:21
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC22:21
הַצִּ֣ילָה מֵחֶ֣רֶב נַפְשִׁ֑י מִיַּד־כֶּ֝֗לֶב יְחִידָתִֽי׃KJV:Ps.22.20
LXX-Br21:21
Ῥῦσαι ἀπὸ ῥομφαίας τὴν ψυχήν μου, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς κυνὸς τὴν μονογενῆ μου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 35:17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
  • Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
  • Psalms 17:13Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 22:21 in some Bibles
  • 22:20 in most Bibles

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