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my sighing is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire <i>is</i> before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire <i>is</i> before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before Thee; And my sighing is not hidden from Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lord, my every desire is in front of you; my sighing is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lord, my every desire is known to You; my sighing is not hidden from You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, Lord, know every one of my deepest desires, and my noisy groans are no secret to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You know all my desires, O Lord, and my groaning has not been hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Lord, all my longings are before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire [is] before You, "" And my sighing has not been hid from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I was languid and crushed even greatly: I roared from the groaning of my heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 37:10>O Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning before you has not been hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you; my groaning is not hidden from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, all my desire is before you and my sighs are not hidden from you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lord, all my desire is before Thee; And my sighing is not hid from Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/38-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4450" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ăḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">my every</a> <a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378: ta·’ă·wā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A desire. From 'avah; a longing; by implication, a delight.">desire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: neḡ·də·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">is before You;</a> <a href="/hebrew/585.htm" title="585: wə·’an·ḥā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A sighing, groaning. From 'anachah; sighing.">my groaning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: nis·tā·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-8.htm">Matthew 6:8</a></span><br />Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26-27</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. / And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></span><br />But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a></span><br />Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20</a></span><br />Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6-9</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes. / Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1-2</a></span><br />A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. / Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Isaiah 40:27-31</a></span><br />Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”? / Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. / He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-1.htm">Psalm 142:1-3</a></span><br />A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy. / I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him. / Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.</p><p class="hdg">groaning</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-5.htm">Psalm 102:5,20</a></b></br> By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-48.htm">John 1:48</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22,23,26,27</a></b></br> For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/35-25.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/7-2.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Open</a> <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/38-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/psalms/38-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O Lord, my every desire is before You;</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's omniscience, emphasizing that He is fully aware of the psalmist's innermost desires and needs. In biblical context, this reflects the intimate relationship between God and His people, where nothing is concealed from Him (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>). The use of "O Lord" signifies a personal and covenantal relationship, often seen in the Psalms as a cry for help or acknowledgment of God's sovereignty. Theologically, this can be connected to the idea that God knows the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>) and is attentive to the prayers and desires of the righteous (<a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Proverbs 15:29</a>).<p><b>my groaning is not hidden from You.</b><br>The term "groaning" indicates deep emotional or physical distress, often associated with suffering or lamentation. This reflects the human condition of pain and the need for divine intervention. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, lament was a common form of prayer, expressing sorrow and seeking God's deliverance. Theologically, this phrase reassures believers that God is aware of their suffering and hears their cries (<a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a>). It also foreshadows the suffering servant motif found in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, where Christ's own suffering and groaning are not hidden from God, highlighting His role as the ultimate intercessor and redeemer.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Psalm 38</a>, David is expressing his deep distress and reliance on God. This psalm is a penitential psalm, reflecting David's repentance and plea for God's mercy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The psalm is directed to God, emphasizing His omniscience and compassion. David acknowledges God's awareness of his innermost desires and sufferings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/groaning.htm">Groaning</a></b><br>Represents the deep, often wordless, expression of pain and longing. It signifies the depth of David's emotional and spiritual turmoil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God knows our desires and struggles even when we cannot articulate them. We can find comfort in His complete understanding of our hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/honest_prayer.htm">Honest Prayer</a></b><br>Like David, we should bring our deepest desires and pains before God, trusting that He hears and understands us fully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>In times of distress, we should rely on God, knowing that He is aware of our situation and is compassionate towards us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>Acknowledge our sins and weaknesses before God, seeking His forgiveness and strength to overcome them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_expression.htm">Emotional Expression</a></b><br>It is healthy and biblical to express our emotions to God, knowing that He is a safe refuge for our groaning and lament.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_joseph_imprisoned_in_egypt.htm">What are the seven Penitential Psalms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_reveal_himself.htm">If God is real, why doesn't He reveal Himself directly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_penitential_psalms.htm">What are the seven Penitential Psalms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_science_prove_god_knows_all_thoughts.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:9, David tells Solomon that God knows every human thought; how can this be scientifically or logically demonstrated, given current understandings of consciousness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">All my desire.</span>--Notice the clutch at the thought of divine justice, as the clutch of a drowning man amid that sea of trouble.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-14.</span> - In this second strophe the physical are subordinated to the moral sufferings; the former being touched on in one verse only (ver. 10), the latter occupying the rest of the section. Of these the most tangible are the pain caused by the desertion of his "lovers," "friends," and "kinsmen" (ver. 11), and the alarm arising from the action taken, simultaneously, by his ill wishers and adversaries (ver. 12). These afflictions have reduced him to a condition of silence - almost of apathy, such as is described in vers. 13, 14. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.</span> This has been called "the first indication of hope in this psalm;" but there is a gleam of hope in the prayer of ver. 1. Hope, however, does here show itself more plainly than before. The psalmist has laid "all his desire" before God, and feels that God is weighing and considering it. He has also opened to him "all his groanings" - uttered freely all his complaint. This he could have been led to do only from a conviction that God was not irrevocably offended with him, but might, by repentance, confession, and earnest striving after amendment (ver. 20), be reconciled, and induced to become his Defence (ver. 15) and his Salvation (ver. 22). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/38-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ‍ֽדֹנָי</span> <span class="translit">(’ăḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desire</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּאֲוָתִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ta·’ă·wā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8378.htm">Strong's 8378: </a> </span><span class="str2">A longing, a delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] before You;</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶגְדְּךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(neḡ·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my groaning</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’an·ḥā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_585.htm">Strong's 585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sighing, groaning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">נִסְתָּֽרָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nis·tā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from You.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 38:9 Lord all my desire is before you (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/38-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 38:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/38-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 38:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>