Psalms 119:25

Psalms 119:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
• New International Version (NIV)I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
• New King James Version (NKJV)My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

Context of Psalms 119:25

23Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did meditate on thy statutes. 24Thy testimonies also are my delight Andmy counsellors. ד DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word. 26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes. 27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.

Psalms 119:25 word by word

דָּֽבְקָ֣ה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשִׁ֑י חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Psalms 119:25

• Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
• Psalms 44:25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.
• Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
• Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.
• Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
• Philippians 3:19whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
• Colossians 3:2Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
• Psalms 119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
• Psalms 71:20Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 80:18So shall we not go back from thee: Quicken thou us, and we will call upon thy name.
• Psalms 143:11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
• Deuteronomy 30:6And Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
• 2 Samuel 7:27For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25My soul cleaveth unto the dust - It would be best to translate נפשי naphshi, my life; and then cleaving to the dust may imply an apprehension of approaching death; and this agrees best with the petition. Quicken thou me - חיני chaiyeni, "make me alive." Keep me from going down into the dust.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25My soul cleaveth unto the dust - This commences a new division of the psalm, in which each verse begins with the “fourth” letter of the Hebrew alphabet - Daleth (ד d ), equivalent to the English “d.” There is nothing in the sense to separate it from the other parts of the psalm. The word rendered “cleaveth” means to be glued to; to stick fast. It has the sense of adhering firmly to anything, so that it cannot easily be separated from it. Compare the notes…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 While the souls of the children of this world cleave to the earth as their portion, the children of light are greatly burdened, because of the remains of carnal affections in their hearts. It is unspeakable comfort to a gracious soul, to think with what tenderness all its complaints are received by a gracious God. We can talk of the wonders of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God's precepts, and walk in that way. The penitent…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-32Daleth (ד) is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The poet feels deep pain and sadness but asks the Lord to give him strength. He wants to follow the Lord. Suffering and death may result from the Lord’s discipline (Psalms 118:17–18; 119:67, 71, 75), but his instruction renews the weary soul (see 119:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. Submitting ourselves in depression to God, He will revive us by His promises, and lead us to declare His mercy to others.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:25

• Instruction
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings