Psalm 44:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For our soulנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ
(naf·she·nu;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
has sunk downשָׁ֣חָה
(sha·chah)
7743: to sink downa prim. root
into the dust;לֶעָפָ֣ר
(le·'a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
Our bodyבִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃
(bit·ne·nu.)
990: belly, body, wombfrom an unused word
cleavesדָּבְקָ֖ה
(da·ve·kah)
1692: to cling, cleave, keep closea prim. root
to the earth.לָאָ֣רֶץ
(la·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For our soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
is bowed down
shuwach  (shoo'-akh)
to sink, literally or figuratively -- bow down, incline, humble.
to the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
our belly
beten  (beh'-ten)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
cleaveth
dabaq  (daw-bak')
to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
unto the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For our soul has sunk down into the dust; Our body cleaves to the earth.

King James Bible
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For we have sunk down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.

International Standard Version
For we have collapsed in the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.

NET Bible
For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because our soul is humbled upon the dust and our belly has cleaved to the Earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our souls are bowing in the dust. Our bodies cling to the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our body cleaves unto the earth.
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