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Psalms 38:9
O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Lord, my every desire is in front of you;my sighing is not hidden from you.
Lord, my every desire is in front of you;my sighing is not hidden from you.
Hebrew Names Version
Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
King James Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
English Standard Version
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
New Century Version
Lord, you know everything I want; my cries are not hidden from you.
Lord, you know everything I want; my cries are not hidden from you.
Amplified Bible
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
New American Standard Bible
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
World English Bible
Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Lorde, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
Lorde, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
Lord, all my desire is before You;And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Lord, all my desire is before You;And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Berean Standard Bible
O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
Contemporary English Version
You, Lord, know every one of my deepest desires, and my noisy groans are no secret to you.
You, Lord, know every one of my deepest desires, and my noisy groans are no secret to you.
Complete Jewish Bible
I am numb, completely crushed; my anguished heart makes me groan aloud.
I am numb, completely crushed; my anguished heart makes me groan aloud.
Darby Translation
Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
My Lord, you heard my groaning. You can hear my sighs.
My Lord, you heard my groaning. You can hear my sighs.
George Lamsa Translation
O LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
O LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
Good News Translation
O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.
O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.
Lexham English Bible
O Lord, all my longing is before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.
O Lord, all my longing is before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.
Literal Translation
My Lord, all my desire is before You, and my sighing is not hidden from You.
My Lord, all my desire is before You, and my sighing is not hidden from You.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
LORDE, thou knowest all my desyre, & my gronynge is not hyd from the.
LORDE, thou knowest all my desyre, & my gronynge is not hyd from the.
American Standard Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
Bible in Basic English
Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.
I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.
King James Version (1611)
Lord, all my desire is before thee: and my groning is not hid from thee.
Lord, all my desire is before thee: and my groning is not hid from thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Lorde thou knowest all my desire: and my gronyng is not hyd from thee.
Lorde thou knowest all my desire: and my gronyng is not hyd from thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
English Revised Version
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee.
Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee.
Update Bible Version
Lord, all my desire is before you; And my groaning is not hid from you.
Lord, all my desire is before you; And my groaning is not hid from you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
New King James Version
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
New Living Translation
You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.
You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.
New Life Bible
Lord, all my desire is before You. And my breathing deep within is not hidden from You.
Lord, all my desire is before You. And my breathing deep within is not hidden from You.
New Revised Standard
O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(37-10) Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
(37-10) Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
Revised Standard Version
Lord, all my longing is known to thee, my sighing is not hidden from thee.
Lord, all my longing is known to thee, my sighing is not hidden from thee.
Young's Literal Translation
Lord, before Thee [is] all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
Lord, before Thee [is] all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
THE MESSAGE
Lord, my longings are sitting in plain sight, my groans an old story to you. My heart's about to break; I'm a burned-out case. Cataracts blind me to God and good; old friends avoid me like the plague. My cousins never visit, my neighbors stab me in the back. My competitors blacken my name, devoutly they pray for my ruin. But I'm deaf and mute to it all, ears shut, mouth shut. I don't hear a word they say, don't speak a word in response. What I do, God , is wait for you, wait for my Lord, my God—you will answer! I wait and pray so they won't laugh me off, won't smugly strut off when I stumble.
Lord, my longings are sitting in plain sight, my groans an old story to you. My heart's about to break; I'm a burned-out case. Cataracts blind me to God and good; old friends avoid me like the plague. My cousins never visit, my neighbors stab me in the back. My competitors blacken my name, devoutly they pray for my ruin. But I'm deaf and mute to it all, ears shut, mouth shut. I don't hear a word they say, don't speak a word in response. What I do, God , is wait for you, wait for my Lord, my God—you will answer! I wait and pray so they won't laugh me off, won't smugly strut off when I stumble.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Contextual Overview
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A psalm of David, written to get God's attention.
O Lord , do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury! 2 For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down. 3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. 4 For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. 5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. 6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning. 7 For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick. 8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. 9 O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you. 10 My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Lord: Instead of adonay, "Lord," several manuscripts read yehowah, "Jehovah."
groaning: Psalms 102:5, Psalms 102:20, John 1:48, Romans 8:22, Romans 8:23, Romans 8:26, Romans 8:27, 2 Corinthians 5:2
Reciprocal: Psalms 6:6 - I am Psalms 69:5 - hid Psalms 69:19 - mine Matthew 6:8 - your Luke 8:47 - when 2 Corinthians 7:11 - vehement
Cross-References
Deuteronomy 25:6
Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
Ruth 1:11
But Naomi replied, "Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!
But Naomi replied, "Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!
Ruth 4:10
I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today."
I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today."
Job 5:2
For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
James 3:16
For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.
For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.
James 4:5
Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?
Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lord, 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 case, David hoped that He would mercifully interpose in his behalf.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 38:9. Lord, all my desire is before thee — I long for nothing so much as thy favour; and for this my heart is continually going out after thee. Instead of אדני Adonai, Lord, several of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. have יהוהYehovah.
