Psalm 119:25
New International Version
I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.

New Living Translation
I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.

English Standard Version
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!

Berean Standard Bible
My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.

King James Bible
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

New King James Version
My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

New American Standard Bible
My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

NASB 1995
My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

NASB 1977
My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Thy word.

Legacy Standard Bible
My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

Amplified Bible
My earthly life clings to the dust; Revive and refresh me according to Your word.

Christian Standard Bible
My life is down in the dust; give me life through your word.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My life is down in the dust; give me life through Your word.

American Standard Version
? DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.

Contemporary English Version
I am at the point of death. Let your teachings breathe new life into me.

English Revised Version
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.

Good News Translation
I lie defeated in the dust; revive me, as you have promised.

International Standard Version
My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.

Majority Standard Bible
My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.

NET Bible
I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word!

New Heart English Bible
DALET. My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word.

Webster's Bible Translation
DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.

World English Bible
DALETH My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, "" Quicken me according to Your word.

Young's Literal Translation
Daleth. Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.

Smith's Literal Translation
My soul did cleave to the dust: make me alive according to thy word.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
[DALETH] My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Catholic Public Domain Version
DALETH. My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.

New American Bible
My soul clings to the dust; give me life in accord with your word.

New Revised Standard Version
My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
DALETH. My soul cleaves to the dust; quicken me according to thy word.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Daleth My soul has cleaved to the dust; give me life according to your word.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My soul cleaveth unto the dust; Quicken Thou me according to Thy word.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
24Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors. 25My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word. 26I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.…

Cross References
Psalm 44:25
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

Psalm 143:11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

Isaiah 57:15
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.

Lamentations 3:55-56
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.”

Job 10:9
Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?

Job 34:15
all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

Genesis 2:7
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.

Ezekiel 37:5
This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.

1 Kings 17:21-22
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.

Romans 8:11
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.

John 6:63
The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

2 Corinthians 3:6
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.

Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Colossians 3:16
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.

Hebrews 4:12
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.


Treasury of Scripture

My soul sticks to the dust: quicken you me according to your word.

soul

Psalm 22:15
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.

Psalm 44:25
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

quicken

Psalm 119:37,40,88,93,107,149,156,159
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way…

Psalm 71:20
Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 80:18
So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

according

Deuteronomy 30:6
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.

2 Samuel 7:27-29
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…

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Psalm 119
1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
2. Aleph.
9. Beth
17. Gimel
25. Daleth
33. He
41. Waw
49. Zayin
57. Heth
65. Teth
73. Yodh
81. Kaph
89. Lamedh
97. Mem
105. Nun
113. Samekh
121. Ayin
129. Pe
137. Tsadhe
145. Qoph
153. Resh
161. Sin and Shin
169. Taw














My soul cleaves to the dust;
This phrase reflects a deep sense of despair and humility. In biblical times, dust symbolizes mortality and lowliness, as seen in Genesis 3:19, 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 Job 30:19, 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 Job 2:8 and Jonah 3:6.

revive me according to Your word.
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 Ezekiel 37, 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 Hebrews 4:12, and points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is identified as the Word made flesh in John 1:14.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Psalmist
The author of Psalm 119, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing for spiritual revival and guidance through God's Word.

2. The Soul
Represents the innermost being of the Psalmist, indicating a state of deep distress or humility.

3. The Dust
Symbolizes mortality, humility, or a state of despair, reflecting the Psalmist's lowly condition and need for divine intervention.
Teaching Points
The Reality of Human Frailty
Recognize our own limitations and need for God's strength and guidance.

Understand that feeling low or in despair is a common human experience, but God offers hope.

The Power of God's Word
God's Word is a source of life and revival for our souls.

Regular engagement with Scripture can renew our spirits and provide direction.

The Importance of Prayer
Like the Psalmist, we should bring our struggles and needs before God in prayer.

Prayer is a means of seeking God's intervention and revival in our lives.

Spiritual Revival
Seek personal revival through a deeper relationship with God and His Word.

Encourage others in their spiritual journeys by sharing the life-giving power of Scripture.DALETH.

(25) Cleaveth to the dust.--The same figure is used in Psalm 22:29; Psalm 44:25, in the former of death, in the latter of deep degradation and dishonour.

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.

"A wicked whisper came, and made

My heart as dry as dust."--COLERIDGE.

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).

Quicken thou me according to thy word.--See Psalm 119:88; Psalm 119:107; Psalm 119:145; Psalm 119:154; Psalm 119:156. 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. . . .

Verse 25. - My soul cleaveth unto the dust. My soul is greatly depressed - lies, as it were, in the dust of death (comp. Psalm 44:25). Quicken thou me according to thy Word. Raise me up to life and health and vigor.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My soul
נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

cleaves
דָּֽבְקָ֣ה (dā·ḇə·qāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit

to the dust;
לֶעָפָ֣ר (le·‘ā·p̄ār)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

revive me
חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי (ḥay·yê·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

according to Your word.
כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ (kiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause


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