Psalms 38:8-9

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 38

4 songs meet this passage

  • “Killing me slow, out the window”

    Cruel Summer · Taylor Swift

    resonates with Psalms 38:8-9

    The exhausted, aching waiting mirrors the psalmist's groaning longing, though here it's directed at a person rather than God.

  • Anxiety · Doechii

    resonates with Psalms 38:8-10

    The psalmist describes anxiety as a physical crushing weight on the body, much like this lyric's bodily imagery.

  • “I let it build up till it all explodes”

    Not My Time · Hotbox

    resonates with Psalms 38:8-10

    David's own cry of inward turmoil and heart pounding mirrors this bottled-up pressure, though David directs his anguish to God while this song does not.

  • “And I cannot compete with you, Jolene”

    Jolene · Dolly Parton

    resonates with Psalms 38:9-10

    The psalmist voices similar anguish and inward collapse, laying bare fear and longing before being heard rather than hiding it.

Elsewhere in Psalms 38