Psalm 39vv12-13 reads, “Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent at my tears; for I am a stranger with You, a sojourner, as all my fathers were. (v13) Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength, before I go away and am no more.”

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges writes in part, “The earth is God’s, and man is His tenant upon it (Psalm 119:19). This being so, the Psalmist appeals for a hearing on the ground that he is but a temporary resident on the earth (Genesis 47:9), God’s guest for a while.”

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