Psalms 38:9
O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
In Context
8I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
10My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
Romans 8:22We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
2 Corinthians 5:2For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
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 →