Psalms 38:17

“For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.”

"For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me." - Psalms 38:17
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What does Psalms 38:17 mean?

In Psalm 38:17, the King James Version says, "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the psalmist, believed to be King David, is expressing deep anguish and distress. Throughout the Psalm, the psalmist is…

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The Weight of Sorrow: A Journey Towards Healing

Psalms 38:17 states, "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me." This poignant verse encapsulates the profound reality of human experience, where sorrow and pain can often feel overwhelming. The Psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, expresses a…

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A Prayer for Healing and Renewal in Times of Sorrow

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart that longs for healing, a mind that seeks Your wisdom, and a spirit yearning for Your peace. I reflect upon Your Word, as I find solace in the verses of Psalm 38:17, where it is written, "For I am…

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Psalms 38:17 - "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me."
Psalms 17:5 - "Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not."
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 136:17 - "To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:"
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 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."
"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 17:2 - "Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal."
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."
"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous." - Psalms 37:17
"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."