Psalms 72:9
Context72:9 Before him the coastlands 1 will bow down,
and his enemies will lick the dust. 2
Psalms 113:7
Context113:7 He raises the poor from the dirt,
and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, 3
Psalms 119:25
Contextד (Dalet)
119:25 I collapse in the dirt. 4
Revive me with your word! 5


[72:9] 1 tn Or “islands.” The term here refers metonymically to those people who dwell in these regions.
[72:9] 2 sn As they bow down before him, it will appear that his enemies are licking the dust.
[113:7] 3 sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.
[119:25] 5 tn 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] 6 tn Heb “according to your word.” Many medieval Hebrew