44:25 For we lie in the dirt,
with our bellies pressed to the ground. 1
44:26 Rise up and help us!
Rescue us 2 because of your loyal love!
1 tn Heb “for our being/life sinks down to the dirt, our belly clings to the earth.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.
2 tn Or “redeem us.” See Pss 25:22; 26:11; 69:18; 119:134.