Lord, I pour my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

10 Mine heart [a]panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, even [b]they are not mine own.

11 My lovers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my [c]kinsmen stand afar off.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:10 Hebrew, runneth about, or, is tossed to and fro, meaning, that he was destitute of all help and counsel.
  2. Psalm 38:10 My sight faileth me for very sorrow.
  3. Psalm 38:11 Partly for fear and partly for pride, they denied all duty and friendship.

All my longings(A) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing(B) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(C) my strength fails(D) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.(E)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(F)
    my neighbors stay far away.

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