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Psalms 39:12

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

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ASV

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

KJV

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה־shim.'Ah-hear !H8085 →
תְפִלָּתִ֨י׀te.fi.la.Tiprayer myH8605 →
יְהוָ֡הYah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀ve.shav.'a.Tiand cry for help myH7775 →
הַאֲזִינָה֮ha.'a.zi.Nahgive ear to !H238 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
דִּמְעָתִ֗יdim.'a.Titear[s] myH1832 →
אַֽל־'al-may notH408 →
תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁte.che.Rashyou be silentH2790 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
גֵ֣רger[am] a sojournerH1616 →
אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973 →
תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗בto.Shava resident alienH8453 →
כְּכָל־ke.khol-like allH3605 →
אֲבוֹתָֽי׃'a.vo.Taiancestors myH1 →

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1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.Leviticus 25:23The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.2 Kings 20:5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.Psalms 119:19I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.Genesis 47:9“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.1 Chronicles 29:15For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.1 Peter 1:17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.Psalms 56:8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”Job 16:20My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.Genesis 26:3Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.2 Corinthians 5:6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.Psalms 119:54Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.Mark 9:24Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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