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Barnes' Notes on Psalms 44:25

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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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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