## my soul ##

AT: "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## the sword ##

The sword is a common way of referring to a violent enemy. AT: "my enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## my only life ##

"my precious life" or "the only life I have"

## claws of wild dogs ... lion's mouth ... horns of the wild ox ##

Each of these is a double figure of speech. First, the claws, mouth, and horns stand for the animal as a whole in a synecdoche. Second, all three animals refer to David's enemies as a metaphor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## the horns of the wild oxen ##

AT: "the strength of the wild oxen" or "the wild oxen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## wild oxen ##

The word "wild" here means that has not been captured and tamed by humans.