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A resident alienגֵּרI amאָנֹכִיon the earth;בָאָרֶץdo notאַלhideתַּסְתֵּרfrom meמִמֶּנִּיyour commandments.מִצְוֺתֶיךָ
Psalms 119:19
Study it in the app“A resident alien I am on the earth; do not hide from me your commandments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:19, word by word
- A resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- on the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- hideתַּסְתֵּרtaster
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “taster” appears- your commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיmitsvote
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvote” appears
The context
18Uncover my eyes, and I will look at wonders from your instruction.
19 · This verse (above)
20My soul is crushed with longing for your rules at all times.