English Standard Version
Psalms 44:25
25For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground.
Psalms 44:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our body clings to the ground.
- New Living Translation (NLT)We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt.
Context of Psalms 44:25
23Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! 24Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground. 26Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:25 word by word
כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:25
- Psalms 66:11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
- Psalms 119:25My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
- Isaiah 51:23and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who have said to you, 'Bow down, that we may pass over'; and you have made your back like the ground and like the street for them to pass over."
- Lamentations 4:5Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.
Commentaries on Psalms 44:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Our soul is bowed down - Our life is drawing near to the grave. If thou delay to help us, we shall become extinct.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25For our soul is bowed down to the dust - That is, We are overborne with calamity, so that we sink to the earth. The expression is one that denotes great affliction. Our belly cleaveth unto the earth - We are like animals that are prone upon the earth, and that cannot rise. The allusion may be to reptiles that cannot stand erect. The figure is intended to denote great prostration and affliction.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 In afflictions, we must not seek relief by any sinful compliance; but should continually meditate on the truth, purity, and knowledge of our heart-searching God. Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. He knows the secret of the heart, therefore judges of the words and actions. While our troubles do not drive us from our duty to God, we should not suffer them to drive us from our comfort in God. Let us take…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26In the end, God’s people can turn to the Lord and trust him for rescue. Their petition for God to remedy their situation is as strong as their lament about God’s rejection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2623-26. This style of addressing God, as indifferent, is frequent (Psa 3:7; 9:19; 13:1, &c.). However low their condition, God is appealed to, on the ground, and for the honor, of His mercy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 44
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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