Psalms 119:25
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken Thou me according to Thy word.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
In Context
24Yea, Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counsellors.
26I told of my ways, and Thou didst answer me; teach me Thy statutes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Psalms 22:15(22-16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.
Psalms 44:26(44-27) Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.
Psalms 80:18(80-19) So shall we not turn back from Thee; quicken Thou us, and we will call upon Thy name.
Psalms 119:40Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; quicken me in Thy righteousness.
Psalms 119:93I will never forget Thy precepts; for with them Thou hast quickened me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:25
24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. Here David explains his meditating in God's statutes ( v. 23 ), which was of such use to him when princes sat and spoke against him. 1. Did the affliction make him sad? The word of God comforted him, and was his delight, more his delight than any of the pleasures either of court or camp, of city or country. Sometimes it proves that the comforts of the word of God are most pleasant to a gracious soul when other comforts are embittered. 2. Did it perplex… Read the whole commentary →