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Psalm 38

Psa. 38:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
, all my desire
ta'avah (Hebrew #8378)
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
KJV usage: dainty, desire, X exceedingly, X greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also 6914.
Pronounce: tah-av-aw'
Origin: from 183 (abbreviated)
is befored thee; and my groaning
'anachah (Hebrew #585)
sighing
KJV usage: groaning, mourn, sigh.
Pronounce: an-aw-khaw'
Origin: from 585
is not hid
cathar (Hebrew #5641)
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.
Pronounce: saw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
from thee.
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John 1:48• 48Nathanael 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. (John 1:48)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Lord.Instead of {adonay,} "Lord," several MSS. read {yehowah,} "Jehovah."groaning.
Psa. 102:5,20• 5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
 20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; (Psa. 102:5,20)
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John 1:48• 48Nathanael 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. (John 1:48)
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Rom. 8:22‑23,26‑27• 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
 23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
 26Likewise 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.
 27And 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. (Rom. 8:22‑23,26‑27)
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2 Cor. 5:2• 2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: (2 Cor. 5:2)
• In the circumstances of the trial one looks to the hand and thoughts of Him who inflicts it, and interprets the ways of God because all comes from His hand, and looks to His thoughts in it. And hence, the conscious relationship being present, the heart gets into the power of it as a purifying, more than a wrathful, process. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 37-39” by J.N. Darby)
• He takes comfort from the fact, that, if his sin is before the Lord, so also his “groaning is not hid” from the Lord. (“Psalms 38” by H. Smith)
• Overcome with grief over their own sins and persecution from the ungodly Jews (vs. 9-17). (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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