Psalms 38:9
\38:8\I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
In Context
8\38:7\For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
10\38:9\Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Psalms 102:20\102:19\For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;
Romans 8:22For we are conscious that all living things are weeping and sorrowing in pain together till now.
2 Corinthians 5:2For in this we are crying in weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:2-12
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7… Read the whole commentary →