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Psalms 38:17 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Psalms 38:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 38 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. to halt: Heb. for halting”
Psalms 38:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 38:17
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. David acknowledges precarious position: ready to halt (נָכוֹן לִצְלֹעַ, nakon litslo'a, prepared for limping/stumbling), and sorrow continually before me (מַכְאוֹב נֶגְדִּי תָמִיד, mak'ov negdi tamid, pain opposite me always). This isn't self-pity but sober self-assessment.The limping/halting posture suggests both physical weakness and moral vulnerability—one wrong step and he'll fall completely. The sorrow continually before me means perpetual consciousness of failure. Unlike denial or minimizing, David maintains awareness of his...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 38:17
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“they rejoiced”
“I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”
“I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.”
“and didn't get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.”
“I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;,In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֹסְפָה הַצֹּלֵעָה וְהַנִּדָּחָה אֲקַבֵּצָה וַאֲשֶׁר הֲרֵעֹתִי׃ ,In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, And I will gather her that is driven away, And her that I have afflicted;,ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ λέγει κύριος συνάξω τὴν συντετριμμένην καὶ τὴν ἐξωσμένην εἰσδέξομαι καὶ οὓς ἀπωσάμην,In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.,,,,”
“and rejected by men; a man of suffering”