Psalms 38:17

For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

In Context

16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:

18For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;

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Cross References

Psalms 13:5But, I, in thy lovingkindness, have put my trust, My heart shall exult in thy salvation:

Psalms 35:19Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!

Psalms 77:2In the day of my distress—unto My Lord, will I seek, My hand, by night, hath been outstretched and never once became slack, My soul, hath refused to be consoled;

Micah 4:6In that day, Declareth Yahweh, will I take up her teat is lame, and, her that hath been an outcast, will I carry,—even whomsoever I have afflicted;

Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:13-22

Sorrowful Complaints. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord , do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves… Read the whole commentary →

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