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My soulנַפְשִׁיclingsדָּבְקָהto the dust;לֶעָפָרgive me lifeחַיֵּנִיaccording to your word.כִּדְבָרֶךָ
Psalms 119:25
Study it in the app“My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:25, word by word
- My soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- clingsדָּבְקָהdavka
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “davka” appears- to the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- give me lifeחַיֵּchaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “chaye” appears- according to your wordדְבָרֶdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears
The context
24Also your testimonies are my delight, my counselors.
25 · This verse (above)
26My ways I recounted, and you answered me; teach me your statutes.