Psalms 44:25

44:24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

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For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.

44:26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. for our: Heb. a help for us

What does Psalms 44:25 mean?

Psalms 44:25 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), שׁוּחַ (shûwach), עָפָר (ʻâphâr).

Hebrew interlinear

For

our

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

bowed

downשׁוּחַshûwach/shoo'-akh/H7743to sink, literally or figuratively

the

dust:עָפָרʻâphâr/aw-fawr'/H6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud

our

bellyבֶּטֶןbeṭen/beh'-ten/H990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything

cleavethדָּבַקdâbaq/daw-bak'/H1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit

unto

the

earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 44:25.

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 44:25 say?

Psalms 44:25 (King James Version) reads: "For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth."

Is Psalms 44:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 44:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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