Psalms 38:9

9 (37-10) Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

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 (37-8) For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
8 (37-9) I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.
9 (37-10) Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
10 (37-11) My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
11 (37-12) My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:
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