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Psalms 38:9

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

KJV

Ab omnibus iniquitatibus meis erue me : opprobrium insipienti dedisti me.

Vulgate

ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν μου ῥῦσαί με, ὄνειδος ἄφρονι ἔδωκάς με.

LXX

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

ASV

נְפוּג֣וֹתִי וְ/נִדְכֵּ֣יתִי עַד מְאֹ֑ד שָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּי מִֽ/נַּהֲמַ֥ת לִבִּֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דכה
dkh
verb · 6×
י
y
noun · 591×
יִשְׁאָ֔ג
ysh'g
verb · 20×
יָּ֣פָג
ypg
verb · 4×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
נַהֲמַת
nhmt
noun · 2×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 17.—Of the Endless Glory of the Church. “And I saw,” he says, “a great city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them. And God sh…

Cross-references

  • 2Cor 5:2 — For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
  • 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.
  • Matt 6:8 — Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
  • Ps 6:6 — I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
  • Ps 6:6 — I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
  • Ps 10:17 — LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
  • Ps 69:5 — O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
  • Ps 102:5 — By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
  • Rom 8:22 — For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
  • Rom 8:26 — 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.
  • Rom 8:27 — 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.