Text -- Psalms 22:20 (NET)

22:20 Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 22:20

¹ tn Or “my life.”

² tn The verb “save” is supplied in the translation; it is understood by ellipsis (see “deliver” in the preceding line).

³ tn Heb “my only one.” The psalmist may mean that his life is precious, or that he feels isolated and alone.

⁴ tn Heb “from the hand.” Here “hand” is understood by metonymy as a reference to the “paw” and thus the “claws” of the wild dogs.