Psalm 22:20
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
יָחִיד
yâchîyd
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
כֹּחַ
kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
כֶּלֶב
keleb
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
Key Terms in This Verse
יָחִיד yâchîyd
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
Study H3173 →כֹּחַ kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Study H3581 →חֶרֶב chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Study H2719 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
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 the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little one...
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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