King James Version
Psalms 38:9 in the King James Version says “Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 38 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.”
Psalms 38:9 · KJV
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. is gone: Heb. is not with me
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. sore: Heb. stroke my kinsmen: or, my neighbours
KJV Study — Public Domain
a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all my desire”
H8378a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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