Psalms 44:25
Our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our body cleaveth to the earth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
In Context
24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, And forget our affliction and oppression?
26Arise, O thou, our strength! And deliver us, for thy mercy's sake!
Cross References
Job 13:24Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, And account me as thine enemy?
Psalms 66:11Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;
Psalms 119:25My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
Lamentations 4:5Those that fed on dainties are desolate in the streets; Those that have been brought up in scarlet embrace the dunghill.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:18-26
Israel's Appeal to God. 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the… Read the whole commentary →