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Psalm 38:9 (WEB)
Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

Fathers and councils · 5

Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 38
““All my desire is before Thee” (ver. 9).” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XX.17Book XX
“Are not these the utterances of a citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem: “My tears have been my meat day and night;” and “Every night shall I make my bed to swim; with my tears shall I water my couch;” and “My groaning is not hid from Thee;” and “My sorrow was renewed?”” — editor's note: Ps. xxxviii. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, The Enchiridion Chapter 65
“…hid from another, and is not made known to others by words or other signs, when it is manifest to Him of whom it is said, “My groaning is not hid from Thee,” those who govern the Church have rightly appointed times of penitence, that the Church in which the sins are remitted may be satisfied; and outside the Church…” — editor's note: Ps. xxxviii. 9
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 20
“And let the reins be changed by that good conversion by which they transfer all the affections to God, so that they can say, Lord, all my desire is before Thee, and the day of man have I not desired; for you must be a man of desires, but they must be those of the spirit.” — editor's note: Ps. xxxviii. 9.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 45
“…and actions which are also called in the Scripture the Seed of the Chaldeans removed, and the children of Babylon dashed against the rocks and destroyed; and the whole air is full of the cry and clamour of the Egyptians; and then the Destroyer of them shall withdraw from us in reverence of the Unction.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxxviii. 9.
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