Psalms 119:25

Context

ד (Dalet)

119:25 I collapse in the dirt.¹

Revive me with your word!²

Psalms 119:40

Context

119:40 Look, I long for your precepts.

Revive me with your deliverance!³

Psalms 119:154

Context

119:154 Fight for me⁴ and defend me!⁵

Revive me with your word!

Psalms 119:156

Context

119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord.

Revive me, as you typically do!⁶

[119:25] ¹tn Heb “my soul clings to the dirt.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being; soul”) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).

[119:25] ²tn Heb “according to your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural “your words.”

[119:40] ³tn Or “righteousness.”

[119:154] ⁴tn Or “argue my case.”

[119:154] ⁵tn Heb “and redeem me.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

[119:156] ⁶tn Heb “according to your customs.”