Psalms 44:25
23 Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
26 Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
- KJV
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- WEB
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
- ASV
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.
- DARBY
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- BLB
- For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly has clung to the ground.
- ÅB
- For vår sjel er nedbøyd i støvet, vårt legeme nedtrykt til jorden.
- OTB
- For våre sjeler er brakt ned til støvet;
Våre kropper klamrer seg til jorden. - B1930
- For vår sjel er nedbøid i støvet, vårt legeme nedtrykt til jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:25
My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
Read in contextLamentations 4:5
Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
Read in contextPsalms 66:11–12
You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
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