Bible Strands
Psalms 119:25
My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses YHWH directly, in a moment of acute exhaustion sandwiched between delight in God's testimonies (v. 24) and a request for instruction (v. 26).
The words — דָּבְקָה (dāḇəqā, H1692) is the same root as "cling" or "adhere"; the soul is not merely low but stuck to the dust, unable to lift itself.
The thread — The same "revive me" cry appears in Psalms 71:20 ("from the depths of the earth") and Psalms 119:159 ("give me life according to Your loving devotion"), both tying restoration to a specific divine attribute.
Why it lands — The request is not for generic comfort but for revival according to Your word, meaning the remedy must be the same Torah that delights the speaker in the preceding verse; the reader is asked to see the plea as dependent on a particular means, not a vague hope.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
ד DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 30:6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
- Psalms 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- Psalms 119:159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
- Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- Psalms 44:25 For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
- Psalms 143:11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
- Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
- Psalms 119:40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
- Psalms 119:88 Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
- Psalms 119:93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.