Psalm 38:9

9 O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 38:9 In-Context

7 I am burning with fever and I am near death.

8 I am worn out and utterly crushed; my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.

9 O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.

10 My heart is pounding, my strength is gone, and my eyes have lost their brightness.

11 My friends and neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me.