Psalm 119:19 “I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.”

Psalm 119:19

I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.

Geneva Bible 1599

I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.

Darby Translation

I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.

Young's Literal Translation

A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.

Bible in Basic English

I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.

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Cross references

“a stranger”

1 Chronicles 29:15 Psalm 39:12 Hebrews 11:13–16 2 Corinthians 5:6 1 Peter 2:11 Genesis 47:9

1 Chronicles 29:15 · BSB

For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

Psalm 39:12 · BSB

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.

Hebrews 11:13–16 · BSB

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.

2 Corinthians 5:6 · BSB

Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

1 Peter 2:11 · BSB

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

Genesis 47:9 · BSB

“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”

“hide”

Psalm 119:10 Luke 24:45 Isaiah 63:17 Luke 9:45 Job 39:17

Psalm 119:10 · BSB

With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

Luke 24:45 · BSB

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Isaiah 63:17 · BSB

Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

Luke 9:45 · BSB

But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Job 39:17 · BSB

For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.

20My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

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