Psalms 44:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃

Transliteration

Why-pānêkā tastîr tiškaḥ ʿonyēnû and wĕlaḥăṣēnû

Grammar Details

*pānêkā*: noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face
*tastîr*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you hide
*tiškaḥ*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you forget
*ʿonyēnû*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - our affliction
*wĕlaḥăṣēnû*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - and our oppression

Word Meanings

*tastîr*: hide/conceal/cover
*tiškaḥ*: forget/ignore/neglect
*ʿonyēnû*: our affliction/our suffering/our misery
*wĕlaḥăṣēnû*: our oppression/our distress/our pressure

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 119:25 : 25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
Isa 51:23 : 23 and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.
Lam 4:5 : 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Ps 66:11-12 : 11 Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins. 12 Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

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