20. Deliver my soul from the sword. By thesword is probably meant entire destruction, which as a man he dreaded; or
perhaps he sought deliverance from the enemies around him, who were like a
sharp and deadly sword to him. The Lord had said, “Awake, O sword,” and now
from the terror of that sword the Shepherd wanted to be delivered as soon as
justice should see fit. My darling from the power of the dog. Meaning
his soul, his life, which is most dear to every person. The original is, “my only one,” and therefore is our soul
dear, because it is our only soul. Would that everyone made their souls their
darlings, but many treat them as if they were not worth so much as the mire of
the streets. The dog may mean Satan, or else the whole company of
Christ’s foes, who though many in number were as unanimous as if there were but
one. If Jesus cried for help against the dog of hell, much more may we. Beware of
the dog, for his power is great, and only God can deliver us from him. When he
fawns upon us, we must not put ourselves in his power; and when he howls at us,
we may remember that God holds him with a chain.
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