Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. New Living Translation I am only a foreigner in the land. Don’t hide your commands from me! English Standard Version I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! Berean Standard Bible I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. King James Bible I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. New King James Version I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. New American Standard Bible I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. NASB 1995 I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. NASB 1977 I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Thy commandments from me. Legacy Standard Bible I am a sojourner in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. Amplified Bible I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. Christian Standard Bible I am a resident alien on earth; do not hide your commands from me. Holman Christian Standard Bible I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commands from me. American Standard Version I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me. Contemporary English Version I live here as a stranger. Don't keep me from knowing your commands. English Revised Version I am a sojourner in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am a foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me. Good News Translation I am here on earth for just a little while; do not hide your commands from me. International Standard Version Since I am a stranger on the earth, do not hide your commands from me. Majority Standard Bible I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. NET Bible I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me! New Heart English Bible I am a stranger on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me. Webster's Bible Translation I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. World English Bible I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI [am] a sojourner on earth, "" Do not hide Your commands from me. Young's Literal Translation A sojourner I am on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands. Smith's Literal Translation I am a stranger in the earth, thou wilt not hide thy commands from me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I am a sojourner in the land; do not hide your commandments from me. New Revised Standard Version I live as an alien in the land; do not hide your commandments from me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI am a sojourner with thee; hide not thy commandments from me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I am an inhabitant with you; do not hide your commandments from me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I am a sojourner in the earth; Hide not Thy commandments from me. Brenton Septuagint Translation I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…18Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law. 19I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. 20My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.… Cross References Hebrews 11:13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Genesis 23:4 “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” Leviticus 25:23 The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me. 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, John 17:16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 2 Corinthians 5:6-7 Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. / For we walk by faith, not by sight. Ephesians 2:19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Psalm 39:12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers. Psalm 119:54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage. Psalm 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments. Job 14:1-2 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. Isaiah 63:16 Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. Treasury of Scripture I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me. a stranger Psalm 39:12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. Genesis 47:9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. hide Psalm 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Job 39:17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. Isaiah 63:17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. Jump to Previous Commandments Commands Earth Hide Kept Secret Sojourner Strange Stranger TeachingsJump to Next Commandments Commands Earth Hide Kept Secret Sojourner Strange Stranger TeachingsPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw I am a stranger on the earth The phrase "I am a stranger" comes from the Hebrew word "גֵּר" (ger), which denotes a foreigner or sojourner. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a "ger" was someone who lived among a people not their own, often without the rights and privileges of native-born citizens. This term reflects a deep sense of transience and vulnerability. The psalmist acknowledges his temporary status on earth, emphasizing the believer's identity as a pilgrim journeying toward a heavenly homeland. This aligns with the New Testament teaching in Hebrews 11:13-16, where the faithful are described as "strangers and exiles on the earth," seeking a better, heavenly country. The psalmist's self-identification as a stranger underscores the Christian's call to live with an eternal perspective, recognizing that our true citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20). on the earth do not hide Your commandments from me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iאָנֹכִ֣י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I am a stranger גֵּ֣ר (gêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner on the earth; בָאָ֑רֶץ (ḇā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not hide תַּסְתֵּ֥ר (tas·têr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal Your commandments מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ (miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment from me. מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Links Psalm 119:19 NIVPsalm 119:19 NLT Psalm 119:19 ESV Psalm 119:19 NASB Psalm 119:19 KJV Psalm 119:19 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:19 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:19 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:19 French Bible Psalm 119:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:19 I am a stranger on the earth (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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