Cross References

Psalm 38:9

New English Translation

O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

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Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

Nathanael asked him, “How do you know me?” Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,