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My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My earthly life clings to the dust; Revive <i>and</i> refresh me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My life is down in the dust; give me life through your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My life is down in the dust; give me life through Your word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />? DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am at the point of death. Let your teachings breathe new life into me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I lie defeated in the dust; revive me, as you have promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />DALET. My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />DALETH My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, "" Quicken me according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Daleth. Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My soul did cleave to the dust: make me alive according to thy word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />[DALETH] My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:25>DALETH. My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My soul clings to the dust; give me life in accord with your word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />DALETH. My soul cleaves to the dust; quicken me according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Daleth My soul has cleaved to the dust; give me life according to your word.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My soul cleaveth unto the dust; Quicken Thou me according to Thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-25.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=15095" 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/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">My soul</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.">cleaves</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/2421.htm" title="2421: ḥay·yê·nî (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">revive me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">according to Your word.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.…<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="/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25</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="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-11.htm">Psalm 143:11</a></span><br />For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-56</a></span><br />I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”<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="/job/34-15.htm">Job 34:15</a></span><br />all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Ezekiel 37:5</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21-22</a></span><br />Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!” / And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a></span><br />The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a></span><br />And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1</a></span><br />And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My soul sticks to the dust: quicken you me according to your word.</p><p class="hdg">soul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15</a></b></br> My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25</a></b></br> For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Isaiah 65:25</a></b></br> The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust <i>shall be</i> the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">quicken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Psalm 119:37,40,88,93,107,149,156,159</a></b></br> Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; <i>and</i> quicken thou me in thy way… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Psalm 71:20</a></b></br> <i>Thou</i>, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Psalm 80:18</a></b></br> So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.</p><p class="hdg">according</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></b></br> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm">2 Samuel 7:27-29</a></b></br> For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-5.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/psalms/91-14.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/86-2.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/psalms/85-6.htm">Quicken</a> <a href="/psalms/85-6.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-4.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/psalms/122-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/psalms/119-30.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Quicken</a> <a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/119-28.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table 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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/119.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/119.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My soul cleaves to the dust;</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep sense of despair and humility. In biblical times, dust symbolizes mortality and lowliness, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where humanity is reminded, "for dust you are and to dust you will return." The psalmist's soul "cleaving" to the dust suggests a profound connection to human frailty and a state of spiritual or emotional exhaustion. This imagery is consistent with other biblical expressions of lament, such as <a href="/job/30-19.htm">Job 30:19</a>, where Job describes himself as being cast into the mire and reduced to dust and ashes. The psalmist's condition may also reflect the cultural practice of mourning, where individuals would sit in dust and ashes to express grief or repentance, as seen in <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Job 2:8</a> and <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a>.<p><b>revive me according to Your word.</b><br>The plea for revival indicates a desire for spiritual renewal and strength. The psalmist seeks restoration not through personal effort but through the divine intervention promised in God's word. This reflects a reliance on the promises and truths found in Scripture, which are seen as life-giving and sustaining. The concept of revival is echoed in other parts of the Bible, such as in <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, where the dry bones are brought to life by God's breath, symbolizing the restoration of Israel. The phrase "according to Your word" underscores the belief in the power and authority of God's word to bring about change and renewal. This aligns with the New Testament understanding of the Word as living and active, as described in <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>, and points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is identified as the Word made flesh in <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing for spiritual revival and guidance through God's Word.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_soul.htm">The Soul</a></b><br>Represents the innermost being of the Psalmist, indicating a state of deep distress or humility.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dust.htm">The Dust</a></b><br>Symbolizes mortality, humility, or a state of despair, reflecting the Psalmist's lowly condition and need for divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_frailty.htm">The Reality of Human Frailty</a></b><br>Recognize our own limitations and need for God's strength and guidance.<br><br>Understand that feeling low or in despair is a common human experience, but God offers hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>God's Word is a source of life and revival for our souls.<br><br>Regular engagement with Scripture can renew our spirits and provide direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_prayer.htm">The Importance of Prayer</a></b><br>Like the Psalmist, we should bring our struggles and needs before God in prayer.<br><br>Prayer is a means of seeking God's intervention and revival in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_revival.htm">Spiritual Revival</a></b><br>Seek personal revival through a deeper relationship with God and His Word.<br><br>Encourage others in their spiritual journeys by sharing the life-giving power of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_david's_authorship_of_psalm_119.htm">How can we reconcile the traditional view that Psalm 119 was authored by David with scholarly assertions that it may have multiple authors or was written much later (Psalm 119)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'quicken'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "quicken" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_spiritual_dryness.htm">What defines spiritual dryness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ps._119_89_align_with_a_changing_universe.htm">If verse 89 says God's word is 'settled in heaven forever,' how does this align with scientific discoveries that the universe is constantly changing and expanding (Psalm 119:89)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>DALETH.</span><p>(25) <span class= "bld">Cleaveth to the dust.</span>--The same figure is used in <a href="/psalms/22-29.htm" title="All they that be fat on earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.">Psalm 22:29</a>; <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm" title="For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.">Psalm 44:25</a>, in the former of death, in the latter of deep degradation and dishonour.<p>The prayer, "make me live," suggests that the dust of death is here prominently in view, as in Tennyson's "Thou wilt not leave us in the dust." Else we might rather think of the dryness of summer dust as a type of despondency and spiritual depression.<p>"A wicked whisper came, and made<p>My heart as dry as dust."--COLERIDGE.<p>It was this verse which the Emperor Theodosius recited when doing penance at the door of Milan Cathedral for the massacre of Thessalonica (Theodoret, v., 18).<p><span class= "bld">Quicken thou me according to thy word.</span>--See <a href="/psalms/119-88.htm" title="Quicken me after your loving kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of your mouth.">Psalm 119:88</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-107.htm" title="I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according to your word.">Psalm 119:107</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-145.htm" title="I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep your statutes.">Psalm 119:145</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-154.htm" title="Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to your word.">Psalm 119:154</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-156.htm" title="Great are your tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to your judgments.">Psalm 119:156</a>. This reiterated prayer, with its varied appeal to the Divine truth, lovingkindness, constancy, must certainly be regarded as the petition of Israel for revived covenant glory, though, at the same time, it offers a wide and rich field of application to individual needs. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My soul cleaveth unto the dust</span>. My soul is greatly depressed - lies, as it were, in the dust of death (comp. <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Psalm 44:25</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Quicken thou me according to thy Word</span>. Raise me up to life and health and vigor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-25.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">My soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<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">cleaves</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּֽבְקָ֣ה</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 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">revive me</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to Your word.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-25.htm">Psalm 119:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:25 My soul is laid low (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:26" /></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>