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Psalm 119:25 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 25
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.Psalm 119:25 · King James Version
Psalm 119:25 in context
23Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
25My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
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Key words (Strong's)
- cleavethdâbaqproperly, to impingeH1692 →
- quickenchâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- dustʻâphârdustH6083 →
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Here is, I. David's complaint. We should have thought his soul soaring to heaven; but he says himself, My soul not only rolls in the dust, but cleaves to the dust, which is a complaint either, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary