Psalm 44:25
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
שָׁחָה
shâchâh
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
עָפָר
ʻâphâr
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
בֶּטֶן
beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
דָּבַק
dâbaq
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּבַק dâbaq
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
Study H1692 →בֶּטֶן beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Study H990 →שָׁחָה shâchâh
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
Study H7812 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went o...
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
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