Psa 39:12 | NETfull | STEP | Hear my prayer, O Lord ! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

Psalms 39:12

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord!
Listen to my cry for help!
Do not ignore my sobbing! ^{▼▼ Heb “do not be deaf to my tears.”}
For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land;
I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were. ^{▼▼ Heb “For a resident alien [am] I with you, a sojourner like all my fathers.”} ^{▼▼ Resident aliens were dependent on the mercy and goodwill of others. The Lord was concerned that resident aliens be treated properly. See Deut 24:17–22, Ps 146:9.}