119:19 I am like a foreigner in this land. 1
Do not hide your commands from me!
119:71 It was good for me to suffer,
so that I might learn your statutes.
119:94 I belong to you. Deliver me!
For I seek your precepts.
119:148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours,
so that I can meditate on your word.
119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,
like one who finds much plunder. 2
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.
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.