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20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Psalms 22:20

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • 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 ones.

  • Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 11-21)

In these verses we have Christ suffering and Christ praying, by which we are directed to look for crosses and to look up to God under them. I. Here is Christ suffering. David indeed was often in trouble, and beset with enemies; but many of the particulars here specified are such as were never true of David, and therefore must be appropriated to Christ in the depth of his humiliation. 1. He is here…

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