Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me. New Living Translation I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. English Standard Version For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me. Berean Standard Bible For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. King James Bible For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. New King James Version For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. New American Standard Bible For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. NASB 1995 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. NASB 1977 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. Legacy Standard Bible For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. Amplified Bible For I am ready to fall; My sorrow is continually before me. Christian Standard Bible For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. American Standard Version For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. Contemporary English Version I am about to collapse from constant pain. English Revised Version For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am ready to fall. I am continually aware of my pain. Good News Translation I am about to fall and am in constant pain. International Standard Version Indeed, I am being set up for a fall, and I am continuously reminded of my pain. Majority Standard Bible For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. NET Bible For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain. New Heart English Bible For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me. Webster's Bible Translation For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. World English Bible For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor I am ready to halt, "" And my pain [is] continually before me. Young's Literal Translation For I am ready to halt, And my pain is before me continually. Smith's Literal Translation For I said, Lest they shall rejoice over me: in the wavering of my foot they magnified against me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor I am ready for scourges : and my sorrow is continually before me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I am very near to falling; my wounds are with me always. New Revised Standard Version For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI am prepared to suffer, and my sorrow is continually with me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I am prepared for suffering and my sorrow is always before me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I am ready to halt, And my pain is continually before me. Brenton Septuagint Translation For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger…16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.” 17For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. 18Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.… Cross References Job 6:2-3 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales. / For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash. Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering. Job 30:17 Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest. Job 30:27 I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. Psalm 6:6 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. Psalm 31:10 For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” Psalm 69:3 I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. Psalm 77:2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. Psalm 88:15 From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. Isaiah 38:14 I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” Jeremiah 45:3 You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’” Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Treasury of Scripture For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. to halt [heb. Psalm 35:15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: Micah 4:6,7 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; … sorrow Psalm 38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. Psalm 6:6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Psalm 77:2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. Jump to Previous Continually Fall Falling Feet Halt Pain Ready SorrowJump to Next Continually Fall Falling Feet Halt Pain Ready SorrowPsalm 38 1. David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful caseFor I am ready to fall This phrase captures a moment of profound vulnerability and humility. The Hebrew root for "ready" (נָכוֹן, nakhon) conveys a sense of being prepared or established, yet here it is paradoxically linked with "to fall" (נָפַל, naphal), suggesting a readiness to succumb to weakness or failure. Historically, this reflects the human condition of recognizing one's limitations and the inevitability of human frailty. In the broader scriptural context, it echoes the biblical theme of reliance on God amidst personal weakness, as seen in 2 Corinthians 12:9, where Paul speaks of God's power being made perfect in weakness. This phrase invites believers to acknowledge their own vulnerabilities and to seek strength and stability in their faith. and my pain is ever with me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אֲ֭נִי (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am ready נָכ֑וֹן (nā·ḵō·wn) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect to fall, לְצֶ֣לַע (lə·ṣe·la‘) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6761: Limping, stumbling and my pain וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י (ū·maḵ·’ō·w·ḇî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4341: Anguish, affliction is ever תָמִֽיד׃ (ṯā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice with me. נֶגְדִּ֣י (neḡ·dî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before Links Psalm 38:17 NIVPsalm 38:17 NLT Psalm 38:17 ESV Psalm 38:17 NASB Psalm 38:17 KJV Psalm 38:17 BibleApps.com Psalm 38:17 Biblia Paralela Psalm 38:17 Chinese Bible Psalm 38:17 French Bible Psalm 38:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 38:17 For I am ready to fall (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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