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Rescue my soul
Here "soul" stands for the whole person. Alternate translation: "Rescue me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
the sword
The sword is a common way of referring to a violent enemy. Alternate translation: "those who want to kill me" or "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 oxen
The writer speaks about his enemies as if they were dogs, lions, and wild oxen to emphasize how dangerous his enemies are. Also, the claws, mouth, and horns stand for the animals as a whole in a synecdoche. The writer emphasizes these parts of the animals because they are the parts that the animals would use to kill someone. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
wild dogs ... wild oxen
The word "wild" here means that no one has captured and tamed the animal.