Psalms 38:9

9 O Lord, all my longing is before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.

Psalms 38:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:9

Lord, all my desire [is] before thee
To be delivered from his afflictions, to have a discovery and application of pardoning grace, and to have communion with his God: the desire of his soul was unto these things; and it was some satisfaction to him that it was before the Lord, and known unto him, before whom all things are naked and open;

and my groaning is not hid from thee;
under the weight of his affliction, the burden of his sin, and which he expressed in prayer to the Lord, and which is often done with groanings which cannot be uttered: but even these are known and understood by the Lord.

Psalms 38:9 In-Context

7 For my loins are full [of] burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am faint and crushed greatly; I groan because of the roaring of my heart.
9 O Lord, all my longing is before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.
10 My heart throbs violently, my strength leaves me; and the light of my eyes, that also is not with me.
11 My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand afar off.
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