Psalms 38:9
Lord, before Thee [is] all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
In Context
8I have been feeble and smitten — unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,
Psalms 102:20To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,
Romans 8:22for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.
2 Corinthians 5:2for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,
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 →