Psalms 38:8

“I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.”

"I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart." - Psalms 38:8
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What does Psalms 38:8 mean?

In Psalms 38:8 (KJV), the verse reads, "I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart." This line highlights the psalmist's deep despair and anguish. The psalmist is in a state of physical and emotional distress, feeling weak and shattered…

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Roaring in Silence: Finding Strength in Brokenness

In the quiet moments of life, in the depths of our despair, it is often easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed. One verse that encapsulates this struggle is Psalm 38:8 (KJV): "I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart." David, the author…

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Prayer of Healing and Restoration in Times of Distress

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You with our hearts laid bare, echoing the words of your servant found in Psalms 38:8, "I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart." In this moment of humility, we acknowledge…

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Psalms 38:8 - "I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart."
Psalm 38:8
Psalms 49:8 - "(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)"
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 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 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."
"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."
"All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;" - Psalms 8:7
"To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;" - Psalms 149:8