Psalm 22:20
20 Deliver [natsal] my soul [nephesh] from the sword; [chereb] my
darling [yachiyd] from the power [yad] of the dog. [keleb] KJV-Interlinear
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Deliver my soul from the sword, My only life from the power of the dog. NASB
Deliver, ‘natsal,’ means
to snatch away, to deliver, to defend, to recover, to rescue, to prevent.
My soul is a reference to
ones personal life or essence, the very basis of ones existence.
From the sword, is a
phrase indicating death or removal from all that is meaningful and purposeful
for ones life.
My darling, ‘yachiyd,’
means sole, oneness, one, beloved, lonely as in alone or unique, only as in
only child or son.
Power of the dog, is a
phrase that refers to enemies as nothing more than dirty, disgusting, violent
animals that lack empathy, concern, or any remorse for their actions, let alone
you.
And so, Jesus prays that
this event on the cross will not result in His total and complete demise, thus separating
Him from God forever in eternal death.
And of course it will not.
The punishment, the
suffering, the judgment, even those who are enemies of all that is true and
right and just, will fail in their efforts at trying to destroy the one and
only unique Son of God. The most
valuable of all valuable persons. The
most precious of all precious persons.
The most loved as ones only child who is facing the greatest pressure of
their life and of all of history.
