Mazmur 119:25

ד (Dalet)

119:25 I collapse in the dirt. ¹ 

Revive me with your word! ² 

Mazmur 119:149

119:149 Listen to me ³  because of ⁴  your loyal love!

O Lord, revive me, as you typically do! ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:154

119:154 Fight for me ⁶  and defend me! ⁷ 

Revive me with your word!

[119:25]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “according to your word.” Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural “your words.”

[119:149]  ³ tn Heb “my voice.”

[119:149]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to.”

[119:149]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to your custom.”

[119:154]  ⁶ tn Or “argue my case.”

[119:154]  ⁷ tn 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).