🎵WEB · Psalms 38:8

What does Psalms 38:8 mean?

"I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart."

— Psalms 38:8 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

5

My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

6

I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

7

For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

8

I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

9

Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

10

My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

11

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

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