Psalms 39:13
Hear my tefillah, Hashem, and give ear unto my cry; 1 hold not Thy peace at my weeping; 1 for I am a ger with Thee, 1 and a sojourner, as were all my Avot. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 42:36And Ya'akov Avihem said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children; Yosef is not, and Shim'on is not, and ye will take Binyamin away; all these things are against me.
Leviticus 25:23HaAretz shall not be sold permanently: for HaAretz is Mine, for ye are gerim and toshavim with Me.
1 Chronicles 29:15For we are gerim before Thee, and toshavim (resident aliens), as were kol Avoteinu; our yamim on ha'aretz are as a tzel (shadow), and there is no mikveh (hope).
Job 10:20Are not my yamim few? 1 Then cease, and let me alone, that I may take a little cheer 1
Job 14:10But gever dieth, and wasteth away; 1 yea, adam breathes his last, and where is he? 1
Psalms 119:19I am a ger on ha'aretz; 1 hide not Thy mitzvot from me. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 39:8-13
Confidence in God; David Pleading with God. 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord , and give ear unto my cry; hold… Read the whole commentary →