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Psalm 38:6

I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

4For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.
6I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
7For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
8I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
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Notice

The words “all day long” make the mourning feel unbroken, while the bowed posture shows how pain can mark the body as well as the hours.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.Both passages name those who are bowed down; Psalm 145 declares that the LORD raises them up.
Psalm 116:3The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.Both speakers describe pain and sorrow that dominate their experience, with Psalm 116 naming the threat of death.
Proverbs 12:25Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.Both texts describe distress through weight: the psalm speaks of being bowed down, and Proverbs describes anxiety weighing down the heart.
Job 30:28I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.Both speakers describe going about in mourning, and Job also names his public cry for help.
Psalm 38:17For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.Both verses describe persistent pain and bodily weakness, moving from being bowed down to being ready to fall.
Psalm 42:9I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”Both speakers go mourning; Psalm 42 names enemy oppression and directs a question about being forgotten to God.
Luke 13:11Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.Both passages describe a bent posture amid suffering, though Luke specifies a long infirmity and an inability to straighten up.
Isaiah 38:14I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”Both passages describe suffering through bodily distress and mourning, while Isaiah adds an explicit plea for the Lord's help.
Where this verse fits

Grief. chronic pain. guilt and confession.

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Encouragement

You do not have to report relief before speaking to God. The speaker remains in pain throughout this verse, and Scripture preserves his sorrow without a quick resolution.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).