Psalms 38 · Verse 9

Psalms 38:9

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Psalms 38:9, King James Version

Psalms 38:9 in other translations

BSBO Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
WEBLord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
ASVLord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
YLTLord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
DARBYLord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
BBELord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
WebsterLord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

What does Psalms 38:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. That God can hear (Ro 8:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Lord, 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 38:1-11

Nothing will disquiet the heart of a good man so much as the sense of God's anger. The way to keep the heart quiet, is to keep ourselves in the love of God. But a sense of guilt is too heavy to bear; and would sink men into despair and ruin, unless removed by the pardoning mercy of God. If there were not sin in our souls, there would be no pain in our bones, no illness in our bodies. The guilt of sin is a burden to…

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Psalms 38:9 in the original Hebrew

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אֲֽדֹנָי'aDo.naiO LordH136
נֶגְדְּךָ֥neg.de.Kha[is] before youH5048
כָל\־khol-allH3605
תַּאֲוָתִ֑יta.'a.va.Tidesire myH8378
וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗יve.'an.cha.Tiand sighing myH585
מִמְּךָ֥mi.me.Khafrom youH4480
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
נִסְתָּֽרָה\׃nis.Ta.rahit is hiddenH5641

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 38:9

  • Psalms 10:17

    Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

  • Psalms 6:6

    I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:2

    For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

  • Romans 8:26-27

    Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

  • John 1:48

    Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

  • Romans 8:22-23

    For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

  • Psalms 102:5

    By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

  • Psalms 102:20

    To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord.Instead of {adonay,} "Lord," several MSS. read {yehowah,} "Jehovah."
groaning.
102:5,20; Joh 1:48; Ro 8:22,23,26,27; 2Co 5:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 38:8

    I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

  • Psalms 38:9

    Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

  • Psalms 38:10

    My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

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Psalms 38:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Señor, delante de ti están todos mis deseos; y mi suspiro no te es oculto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je suis languissant et extrêmement brisé; je rugis dans le frémissement de mon cœur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Herr, vor dir ist all mein Begehr, und mein Seufzen ist nicht vor dir verborgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ab omnibus iniquitatibus meis erue me: opprobrium insipienti dedisti me.