Browse Bible Study Resources

Daily Devotions

Psalms

Psalms 
Day 
Day 306

Psalm 38:6a "I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly..."

Day 306 – Psalm 38

“I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly…” Psalm 38:6a

DEEPLY TROUBLED

David expressed how deeply sorrowful he felt as he was chastened by God. The actual circumstances in his life were not specifically described, only his feelings of distress.

“I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long.
For my loins are full of inflammation,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.
I am feeble and severely broken;
I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.”
Psalm 38:6-8

1. Five personal statements were made:-

a) I am troubled
b) I am bowed down greatly
c) I go mourning
d) I am feeble and severely broken
e) I groan

2. Significance of these statements

a) To depict physical pain and suffering:-
i) My loins are full of inflammation.
ii) There is no soundness in my flesh.
b) To depict emotional suffering:-
i) Troubled
ii) Mourning all the day long
iii) Feeble and severely broken
iv) Groaning
v) Turmoil in the heart