Psalms 38:9
Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
In Context
8I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.
10Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart: thou bendest thine eare to them,
Psalms 102:20That he might heare the mourning of the prisoner, and deliuer the children of death:
Romans 8:22For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also, and trauaileth in paine together vnto this present.
2 Corinthians 5:2For therefore we sighe, desiring to be clothed with our house, which is from heauen.
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 →