I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
- KJV I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
- NKJV I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble.
- NASB I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him.
- NLT I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles.
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Quick answer
David pours out his complaint and tells God his troubles. It models honest, unguarded prayer in suffering.
Overview
David holds nothing back, laying his complaint and trouble openly before God. Such candid lament is an act of faith, bringing distress to the One who can help rather than nursing it alone. Believers are likewise invited to cast all anxiety on God, who cares for them (1 Peter 5:7).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Rom 8:26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
- Isa 26:16O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
- Phil 4:6–7Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Heb 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- 1 Sam 1:15–16“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- Ps 18:4–6The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
- Ps 102:1–28A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
- Ps 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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