Psalms 38:6

“I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.”

"I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long." - Psalms 38:6
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What does Psalms 38:6 mean?

In Psalms 38:6 (KJV), the verse reads: "I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long." This verse reflects the deeply personal struggles of the speaker, expressing a sense of distress and prostration. The imagery used in the verse portrays a state of…

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Bowing in Humility: The Journey Through Mourning

Life often invites us into unexpected trials that, at times, can weigh upon our hearts like a leaden burden. The cry of David in Psalm 38:6 resonates deeply with many of us: "I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long." This verse encapsulates the raw…

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A Prayer for Restoration in Times of Trouble

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You today with a heavy heart, echoing the words of David in Psalm 38:6: "I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long." Lord, in these moments of distress and sorrow, I seek Your light to…

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Psalms 38:6 - "I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long."
Psalms 126:6
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 115:6 - "They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:"
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 30:6 - "And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved."
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 18:38 - "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet."
Psalms 38:20 - "They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is."
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."
Psalms 129:6 - "Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:"
Psalms 144:6 - "Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them."