Psalm 38:8

Translations

Modern

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

Traditional

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

Literal

I am numb and crushed, even to excess; I roar from the groaning of my heart.

Latin

Afflictus sum, et humiliatus sum nimis; rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei.

Original

Hebrew

English

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

Notes

Psalms 38:5–8

The severity of God’s punishment brings anguish that affects every part of the psalmist’s being.

Psalms 38:1–17

These verses introduce the psalmist's confession (Psalm 38:18) and describe his miserable state.

Psalms 38:1–22

This psalm is a lament and a prayer for healing. The psalmist's suffering is linked to his unconfessed sin. He admits his sin and trusts the Lord with his situation.

Theme notes and profiles

David Complaints God’s Anger The Heart in the Psalms

Related verses

Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Job 3:24
I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
Job 30:28
I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Psalm 22:1–2
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

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