Psalms 119:25

Verse 25

My soul cleaveth unto the dust - It would be best to translate נפשי naphshi , my life; and then cleaving to the dust may imply an apprehension of approaching death; and this agrees best with the petition.

Quicken thou me - חיני chaiyeni , "make me alive." Keep me from going down into the dust.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Adam Clarke (1760 or 1762 - 1832) was a British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar. He is chiefly remembered for writing a commentary on the Bible which took him 40 years to complete and which was a primary Methodist theological resource for two centuries.... Show more

Contained in 6 volumes, consisting of nearly 1,000 pages each, it was considered the most comprehensive commentary on the Bible ever prepared by one man. Adam Clarke's monumental commentary on the Bible has been a standard reference work for over a century and has been widely used by men of all evangelical denominations. Its thorough and authoritative scholarship has been recognized by Arminians and Calvinists alike, and has won for the author the accolade, "Prince of Commentators." ... Show more

Verse 25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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