New English Translation
Psalms 119:25
25I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word!
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
23Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes. 24Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance. ד (Dalet) I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word! 26I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes! 27Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:25 word by word
דָּֽבְקָ֣ה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשִׁ֑י חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:25
- Psalms 22:15The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
- Psalms 44:25For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.
- Isaiah 65:25A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake’s food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain,” says the Lord.
- Matthew 16:23But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
- Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.
- Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
- Colossians 3:2Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
- Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!
- Psalms 71:20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
- Psalms 80:18Then we will not turn away from you. Revive us and we will pray to you!
- Psalms 143:11O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!
- Romans 8:2For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Deuteronomy 30:6The Lord your God will also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your mind and being and so that you may live.
- 2 Samuel 7:27for you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have told your servant, ‘I will build you a dynastic house.’ That is why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.
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
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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
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