What does Psalm 38:10 mean?

Psalm 38:10 highlights themes such as weakness, despair, vulnerability when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 38:10 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

8I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

9Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

10My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

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Psalm 102:4
Both verses express a sense of fading strength and emotional distress.
Isaiah 40:30-31
This passage contrasts human weakness with God's strength, highlighting the despair in Psalm 38:10.
Philippians 4:13
This verse speaks of strength in Christ, contrasting the weakness expressed in Psalm 38:10.