Psalms 119:19
I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
In Context
18Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
20My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
Cross References
Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD! Give ear to my cry; Be not silent at my tears! For I am but a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
Luke 9:45But they knew not the meaning of these words, and it was hidden from them, that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about these words.
2 Corinthians 5:6We have courage, therefore, always, and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I exhort you, as sojourners and strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:19
18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Observe here, 1. That there are wondrous things in God's law, which we are all concerned, and should covet, to behold, not only strange things, which are very surprising and unexpected, but excellent things, which are to be highly esteemed and valued, and things which were long hidden from the wise and prudent, but are now revealed unto babes. If there were wonders in the law, much more in the gospel, where Christ is all in all, whose name… Read the whole commentary →