Psalms 38:16

“For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.”

"For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me." - Psalms 38:16
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What does Psalms 38:16 mean?

The Bible verse Psalms 38:16 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me." This verse is a plea for God to hear and help the speaker, as they fear the…

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When Foot Slips: A Cry for Divine Intervention

In the journey of life, we often find ourselves on uncertain paths. The terrain can shift unexpectedly, and the ground beneath our feet can feel unstable. Psalm 38:16 in the King James Version reminds us of both our vulnerability and our reliance on God's mercy: "For I said…

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A Prayer for Strength in Trials

O Lord Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You today with a heart weighed down by the burdens of life. I bring with me the echoes of Psalm 38:16, where the psalmist cries out, “For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot…

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Psalms 38:16 - "For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me."
Psalms 38:14 - "Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs."
Psalms 38:5 - "My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness."
"He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease." - Psalms 107:38
Psalms 38:19 - "But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied."
Psalms 38:7 - "For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh."
Psalms 38:18 - "For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."
Psalms 38:22 - "Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation."
Psalms 115:16 - "The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men."
Psalms 105:38 - "Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them."
Psalms 37:38 - "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
Psalms 38:17 - "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me."
"I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet." - Psalms 18:38
Psalms 38:21 - "Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me."
Psalms 107:38 - "He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease."
Psalms 119:38 - "Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear."
Psalms 38:13 - "But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth."
Psalms 38:2 - "For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore."
Psalms 38:9 - "Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee."
Psalms 38:4 - "For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me."
Psalms 38:20 - "They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is."
Psalms 18:38 - "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet."
Psalms 89:38 - "But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed."
Psalms 38:1 - "O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."
Psalms 38:8 - "I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart."
"O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure." - Psalms 38:1
Psalms 38:15 - "For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God."
"They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;" - Psalms 135:16
"They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD." - Psalms 106:16