Psalms 119:19
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
In Context
18Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
20My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:15for, sojourners, are we before thee, and strangers, like all our fathers,—like a shadow, are our days upon the earth, and there is no hope.
Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, And, unto my cry for help, give ear, At my tears, do not be silent,—For, a sojourner, am, I, with thee, A stranger, like all my fathers.
Psalms 119:10With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
Luke 9:45But, they, understood not this saying, and it had become veiled from them, that they might not grasp it,—and they were afraid to question him, concerning this saying.
2 Corinthians 5:6Having good courage, therefore, at all times, and knowing that—remaining at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord,—
1 Peter 2:11Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field 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 →