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- The word dog in the Scriptures often means a wicked person. When he says, "Deliver my darling from the power of the dog," it is a prayer that God would deliver His only Son from the hands of wicked men.
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Aug 24, 2023 · The power of the dog speaks of the creature’s ability to surround its prey like a pack of wolves, to bite, tear, inflict wounds, do evil, and destroy. Both a sword and a dog can kill.
Mention of the power of the dog in Psalm 22:20 refers again to David's foes and to those who crucified our Savior. In ancient times, dogs were seen as lowly pack scavengers who attacked the vulnerable.
Feb 9, 2024 · The “power of the dog” in Psalm 22:20 points to the prowling evil spiritual forces led by Satan himself, who brought about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Though humans physically nailed Jesus to the cross, the spiritual powers of darkness were truly behind Christ’s persecutions and death.
The human will in Christ was in favour of the deliverance; the Divine will, the same in Christ as in his Father, was against it. My darling - literally, my only one - from the power of the dog. By "my darling" there is no doubt that the soul is intended, both here and in Psalm 35:17.
Psalm 22:20 declares, “Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.”. Of course, this verse is cross-referenced by TNTOSK back to Psalm 22:16, “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet” (“they” = the Canaanite-jew-dog-people).
Oct 22, 2024 · Saint Augustine, in his commentary on the Psalms, reflects on the passage “Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog” (Psalm 22:20). He interprets the dog here as a symbol of Gentiles, who were once considered outside the fold of God’s people but were later brought into the Church.
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Psalm 22:20. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. (Sermon to Children): — The Bible does not generally speak well of dogs. The word dog in the Scriptures often means a wicked person.
