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Psalms 44:25

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 44:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalms 44:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 44

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.
26Rise up for our help, And redeem us for thy lovingkindness` sake. Psalm 45 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For our soul is bowed down to the dust, etc.] Which may signify great declension in spiritual things, much dejection of mind, and little exercise of grace, (<19B925>Psalm 119:25 <250329>Lamentations 3:29); or a very low estate in temporals; subjection to their enemies; they setting their feet upon their necks, and obliging them to lick the dust of them: and even it may signify nearness to death itself; (see <061024>Joshua 10:24 <234923>Isaiah 49:23 <192216>”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For our soul is bowed down to the dust - That is, We are overborne with calamity, so that we sink to the earth. The expression is one that denotes great affliction. Our belly cleaveth unto the earth - We are like animals that are prone upon the earth, and that cannot rise. The allusion may be to reptiles that cannot stand erect. The figure is intended to denote great prostration and affliction. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Our soul - Our persons. Our belly - We are not only thrown down to the earth, but we lie there like dead carcases. Next: Psalms Chapter 45”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 66:11, Psa 66:12, Psa 119:25; Isa 51:23; Lam 4:5 Psalms 44:26”
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