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Forכִּיour soulנַפְשֵׁנוּhas sunk downשָׁחָהto the dust;לֶעָפָרour bellyבִּטְנֵנוּclingsדָּבְקָהto the earth.לָאָרֶץ
Psalms 44:25
Study it in the app“For our soul has sunk down to the dust; our belly clings to the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 44:25, word by word
- our soulנַפְשֵׁnafshe
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshe” appears- has sunk downשָׁחָהshacha
sink down, be bowed down
To sink, to bow down low; also used of a downcast spirit.
Where else “shacha” appears- to the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- our bellyבִּטְנֵbitne
belly
The belly; also one's innermost part.
Where else “bitne” appears- clingsדָּבְקָהdavka
cling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “davka” appears- to the earthאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
24Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 · This verse (above)
26Rise up, as help for us, and ransom us for the sake of your loyal love.