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19 I am only a wayfarer on earth,
    but do not hide your precepts from me.[a]
20 My soul is ever consumed
    with longing for your judgments.
21 You rebuke the arrogant,[b] the accursed,
    who stray from your precepts.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:19 Though the psalmist is a stranger (or wayfarer) on earth, he is the guest of God to whom the whole universe belongs; he will learn from the Lord how to conduct himself (see notes on Ps 39:13, 13-14).
  2. Psalm 119:21 The arrogant: enemies of God and his faithful who act as though they are a law unto themselves (see notes on Pss 73:4-12 and 86:14; see also Isa 13:11; Mal 3:19). They are the accursed, i.e., ready for God’s judgment.

19 I am a stranger on earth;(A)
    do not hide your commands from me.
20 My soul is consumed(B) with longing
    for your laws(C) at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant,(D) who are accursed,(E)
    those who stray(F) from your commands.

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