Psalms

Psalm 22:20–21

20Deliver my soul from the sword,

my precious life from the power of wild dogs.

21Save me from the mouth of the lion;

at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!

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Psalm 22:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Deliverהַצִּ֣ילָהhaṣ·ṣî·lāhVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5337 strip, plunder
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
from the swordמֵחֶ֣רֶבmê·ḥe·reḇPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
my precious lifeיְחִידָתִֽי׃yə·ḥî·ḏā·ṯîAdjective - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3173 only one, solitary
from the powerמִיַּד־mî·yaḏ-Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of wild dogsכֶּ֝֗לֶבke·leḇNoun - masculine singularH3611 dog

Psalm 22:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Save meה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִיhō·wō·šî·‘ê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH3467 deliver
from the mouthמִפִּ֣יmip·pîPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH6310 mouth
of the lionאַרְיֵ֑ה’ar·yêhNoun - masculine singularH738 lion
at the hornsוּמִקַּרְנֵ֖יū·miq·qar·nêConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual constructH7161 horn
of the wild oxenרֵמִ֣יםrê·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH7214 wild ox
You have answered meעֲנִיתָֽנִי׃‘ă·nî·ṯā·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH6030 answer, respond

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 22:20 Psalm 35:17 · Zechariah 13:7 · Psalm 17:13

Psalm 22:21 2 Timothy 4:17 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Numbers 23:22 · Acts 4:27 · John 14:30 · Isaiah 34:7 · John 8:59

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.