PSA 22:20 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (PSA 21:21) Ῥῦσαι ἀπὸ ῥομφαίας τὴν ψυχήν μου, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς κυνὸς τὴν μονογενῆ μου.
(Ɽusai apo ɽomfaias taʸn psuⱪaʸn mou, kai ek ⱪeiros kunos taʸn monogenaʸ mou.)

BrTr (PSA 21:21) Deliver my soul from the sword; my only-begotten one from the power of the dog.

SLBL But you, YHWH, don’t be far!
My strength, hurry to my aid! ‡

ULT Deliver my life from the sword,
⇔ my only one from the hand of the dog.

UST Rescue me from those who want to kill me with their swords.
⇔ Save me from those who are like wild dogs.

BSB & MSB Deliver my soul from the sword,
⇔ my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

OEB Deliver my life from the sword
⇔ my life from the power of the dogs.

WEBBE & WMBB Deliver my soul from the sword,
⇔ my precious life from the power of the dog.

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

LSV Deliver My soul from the sword,
My only one from the paw of a dog.

FBV Save me from death by the sword! Save my life—the only one I have—from the dogs!

T4T Rescue me from those who want to kill me with their swords.
⇔ Save me from those who are like wild/fierce dogs [MET].

LEB • Rescue my life from the sword,
• my only life from the power of the dogs.[fn]

22:? Hebrew “dog”

BBE Make my soul safe from the sword, my life from the power of the dog.

Moff rescue me from the sword,
⇔ save my life from these curs,

JPS (PSA 22:21) (22-22) Save me from the lion's mouth; yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen do Thou answer me.

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

DRA (PSA 21:21) Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.

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

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

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

SLT Deliver my soul from the sword, my only one from the band of the dog.

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

KJB-1769 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.[fn][fn]

22.20 my darling: Heb. my only one

22.20 power: Heb. hand

KJB-1611 Deliuer my soule from the sword: [fn]my darling [fn]from the power of the dogge.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

22:20 Heb. my only one.

22:20 Heb. from the hand.

Bshps Delyuer my soule from the sworde: and my dearlyng from the dogges pawes.
(Deliver my soul from the sword: and my darling from the dogs paws.)

Gnva Deliuer my soule from the sword: my desolate soule from the power of the dogge.
(Deliver my soul from the sword: my desolate soul from the power of the dog.)

Cvdl Delyuer my soule from the swearde, my dearlinge from the power of the dogge.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl (PSA 21:21) God, delyuere thou my lijf fro swerd; and delyuere thou myn oon aloone fro the hond of the dogge.
(God, deliver thou/you my life from sword; and deliver thou/you mine one alone from the hand of the dog.)

Luth (PSA 22:21) Errette meine SeeLE vom Schwert, meine Einsame von den Hunden!
(Save/Rescue my soul from_the sword, my Lonely from the dogs!)

ClVg (PSA 21:21) Erue a framea, Deus, animam meam, et de manu canis unicam meam.
(Rescue from spear, God, the_soul of_mine, and from/about by_hand dog unique of_mine.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הַצִּ֣ילָ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: deliver, from_[the],sword life_of,my from_[the],hand_of dogs my_only_of,[life] )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please deliver]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מֵ⁠חֶ֣רֶב

from_[the],sword

Here, sword represents “death by violence.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from death]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ⁠יַּד & יְחִידָתִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: deliver, from_[the],sword life_of,my from_[the],hand_of dogs my_only_of,[life] )

David is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [deliver my only one from the hand of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יְחִידָתִֽ⁠י

my_only_of,[life]

David is using my only one as a common expression of his culture to mean “my precious life” or “my dear life.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my precious life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠יַּד

(Some words not found in UHB: deliver, from_[the],sword life_of,my from_[the],hand_of dogs my_only_of,[life] )

Here, hand represents the power of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from the power of]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כֶּ֝֗לֶב

(Some words not found in UHB: deliver, from_[the],sword life_of,my from_[the],hand_of dogs my_only_of,[life] )

Here David is speaking of his enemies as if they were the dog. This continues the imagery from verse 16 where enemies are described as dogs that have surrounded him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my enemies]

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