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our bodies cling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our body clings to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For our souls have sunk down into the dust; Our bodies cling to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For our soul has sunk down into the dust; Our body cleaves to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For our soul has sunk down into the dust; Our body cleaves to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For our soul has sunk down into the dust; Our body cleaves to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For our life has melted away into the dust; Our body clings to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For we have sunk down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For we have sunk down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We are flat on the ground, holding on to the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Our souls are bowing in the dust. Our bodies cling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We fall crushed to the ground; we lie defeated in the dust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For we have collapsed in the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For our soul has bowed to the dust, "" Our belly has cleaved to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For our soul was bowed down to the dust: our belly was glued to the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For our soul is humbled down to the dust : our belly cleaveth to the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 43:25>For our soul has been humbled into the dust. Our belly has been bound to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For our soul has been humiliated in the dust; our belly is pressed to the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For we sink down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For our soul is humbled down to the dust; our body touches the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because our soul is humbled upon the dust and our belly has cleaved to the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our belly cleaveth unto the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For our soul has been brought down to the dust; our belly has cleaved to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/44-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5294" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Redeem Us</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šê·nū (N-fsc:: 1cp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">our soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/7743.htm" title="7743: šā·ḥāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To sink down. A primitive root; to sink, literally or figuratively.">has sunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: le·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">to the dust;</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: biṭ·nê·nū (N-fsc:: 1cp) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">our bodies</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: dā·ḇə·qāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">cling</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the earth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-29.htm">Lamentations 3:29</a></span><br />Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-19.htm">Job 30:19</a></span><br />He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Isaiah 29:4</a></span><br />You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></span><br />By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-14.htm">Job 17:14</a></span><br />and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15</a></span><br />My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9</a></span><br />Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Psalm 7:5</a></span><br />then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25</a></span><br />My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></span><br />As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-9.htm">2 Corinthians 4:9</a></span><br />persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-47.htm">1 Corinthians 15:47-49</a></span><br />The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. / As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. / And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-11.htm">Psalm 66:11,12</a></b></br> Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25</a></b></br> DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Isaiah 51:23</a></b></br> But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/job/39-30.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/38-6.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/psalms/41-8.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-6.htm">Cling</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/43-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/34-22.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Sunk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/psalms/69-23.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/psalms/91-14.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Cling</a> <a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/45-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/49-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/72-13.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Sunk</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">The church, in memory of former favors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-7.htm">complains of her present evils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-17.htm">professing her integrity,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">she fervently prays for helpfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For our soul has sunk to the dust;</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep sense of despair and humiliation. In biblical context, "soul" often represents the entire being of a person, encompassing both physical and spiritual aspects. The imagery of sinking to the dust evokes <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where humanity is reminded of their mortality and connection to the earth: "for dust you are and to dust you will return." This connection underscores the psalmist's feeling of being brought low, both physically and spiritually. The use of "dust" also signifies mourning and lamentation, as seen in <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a>, where friends sprinkle dust on their heads in grief. Theologically, this phrase can be seen as a cry for divine intervention, acknowledging human frailty and the need for God's redemption.<p><b>our bodies cling to the earth.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the physical aspect of the psalmist's suffering. The imagery of bodies clinging to the earth suggests a state of prostration or defeat, often associated with death or extreme distress. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, lying on the ground was a posture of submission or supplication, indicating a plea for mercy or help. This phrase can also be connected to the humility required before God, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>, where humbling oneself is a precursor to divine healing and restoration. Additionally, the physicality of this imagery points to the incarnation of Christ, who took on human form and experienced the depths of human suffering, ultimately conquering death and offering hope of resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_korah.htm">Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Psalm 44</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians who served in the temple. They are known for their deep expressions of faith and lament.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, often facing trials and tribulations, which are reflected in the communal lament of this psalm.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the psalm is addressed, highlighting the relationship between the divine and His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>Implied adversaries who have caused distress and suffering to the people of Israel, leading to the lament expressed in this psalm.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth/dust.htm">The Earth/Dust</a></b><br>Symbolic of mortality and humility, representing the lowly state of the psalmist and the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_our_lowly_state.htm">Acknowledging Our Lowly State</a></b><br>Recognize our human frailty and dependence on God, especially in times of distress. This humility is essential for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/communal_lament.htm">Communal Lament</a></b><br>Understand the importance of communal prayer and lament, as seen in the collective voice of the psalm. It strengthens community bonds and collective faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/crying_out_to_god.htm">Crying Out to God</a></b><br>Encourage believers to bring their deepest sorrows and struggles to God, trusting in His faithfulness and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>Even in the lowest moments, maintain hope in God's promises and His ability to lift us from the dust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_mortality.htm">Reflection on Mortality</a></b><br>Use this verse as a reminder of our mortality, prompting us to live with an eternal perspective and reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_soul_mortal_or_immortal.htm">Is the soul mortal or immortal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_machiavellianism.htm">What does 'To dust you shall return' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_49_12_contradict_soul_immortality.htm">Psalm 49:12 likens humans to animals in their mortality--does this contradict the doctrine of an immortal soul seen elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurs_following_death.htm">What occurs following death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For our soul is bowed down to the dust</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> brought very low, humbled, as it were, to the earth, so weakened that it has no strength in it. Our belly cleaveth unto the earth. The body participates in the soul's depression, and lies prostrate on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/44-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">has sunk</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֣חָה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7743.htm">Strong's 7743: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sink down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the dust;</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶעָפָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(le·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our bodies</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(biṭ·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cling</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבְקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇə·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the earth.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 44:25 For our soul is bowed down (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/44-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 44:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/44-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 44:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>