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Jewish 1235 · Radak (David Kimhi) on Psalms, Psalms 22:21 (Hebrew numbering)

Radak, on Ps 21:21

Radak · c. 1160–1235
Ps 21:21 · Douay-Rheims
“Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword: my only one from the hand of the dog.”
On this verse:
“Deliver my soul from the sword; – from the sword of exile, lest I be exterminated in exile: My only one from the power of the dog: – Dog, lion, and wild oxen are figurative for the kings of the nations of the world among whom we are in exile. And he describes each one in accordance with its importance (greatness). My only one is the spirit which is solitary dwelling in houses of clay, and there is nothing else like it; for the lustful soul (נפט) is the body.”

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