Psalms 119:19 (GNV)

Passage

I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.

Psalms 119:18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.

Psalms 119:19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.

Psalms 119:20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.

Psalms 119:21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "stranger", "vpon", "earth", "hide", and "commandements". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "stranger" and "vpon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Open mine eies that I may see..." into verse 20's "Mine heart breaketh for the desire to...", so "stranger" and "vpon" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "stranger" and "vpon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.