Mazmur 119:19

119:19 I am like a foreigner in this land. ¹ 

Do not hide your commands from me!

Mazmur 119:71

119:71 It was good for me to suffer,

so that I might learn your statutes.

Mazmur 119:94

119:94 I belong to you. Deliver me!

For I seek your precepts.

Mazmur 119:148

119:148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours,

so that I can meditate on your word.

Mazmur 119:162

119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,

like one who finds much plunder. ² 

[119:19]  ¹ tn Heb “I am a resident alien in the land.” Resident aliens were especially vulnerable and in need of help. They needed to know the social and legal customs of the land to avoid getting into trouble. The translation (note the addition of “like”) assumes the psalmist is speaking metaphorically, not literally.

[119:162]  ² tn Heb “like one who finds great plunder.” See Judg 5:30. The image is that of a victorious warrior who finds a large amount of plunder on the field of battle.