Psalms 38:9

Psalms 38:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
• New International Version (NIV)All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.

Context of Psalms 38:9

7For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh. 8I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. 10My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me. 11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.

Psalms 38:9 word by word

אֲֽדֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ֥ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִ֑י וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• all my desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• before thee; and my groaningאֲנָחָה'ănâchâh · sighingH585
• is not hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641

Cross-references for Psalms 38:9

• Psalms 102:5Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.
• John 1:48Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
• Romans 8:22For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.
• 2 Corinthians 5:2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

Commentaries on Psalms 38:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Lord, all my desire is before thee - I long for nothing so much as thy favor; and for this my heart is continually going out after thee. Instead of אדני Adonai, Lord, several of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. have יהוה Yehovah .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Lord, all my desire is before thee - That is, Thou knowest all that I would ask or that I need. This is the expression of one who felt that his only hope was in God, and that He fully understood the case. There was no need of repeating the request. He was willing to leave the whole case with God. And my groaning is not hid from thee - My sighing; the expression of my sorrow and anguish. As God certainly heard these sighs, and as He wholly understood the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12The psalmist wants to reconnect with God but feels distant. He feels lost and alone as his friends leave him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. That God can hear (Ro 8:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 38:9

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In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Arrow
• Deceit
• Fret
• Plague
• Bring
• Groan
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Sick; Sickness

Commentaries on Psalms 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings