Psalms 118:25 (DRB)

Passage

My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:23 For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.

Psalms 118:24 For thy testimonies are my meditation: and thy justifications my counsel.

Psalms 118:25 My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Psalms 118:26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy justifications.

Psalms 118:27 Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soul", "hath", "cleaved", "pavement", "quicken", "thou", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soul" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "For thy testimonies are my meditation and..." into verse 26's "I have declared my ways and thou...", so "soul" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "soul" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.