Psalm 39:12

New Century Version

“Lord, hear my prayer, and listen to my cry. Do not ignore my tears. I am like a visitor with you. Like my ancestors, I’m only here a short time.

Cross References

Genesis 21:34

And Abraham lived as a stranger in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to him, “My life has been spent wandering from place to place. It has been short and filled with trouble—only one hundred thirty years. My ancestors lived much longer than I.”

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see my misery and repay me with something good for Shimei’s curses today!”

2 Kings 20:5

“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears, so I will heal you. Three days from now you will go up to the Temple of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 29:15

We are like foreigners and strangers, as our ancestors were. Our time on earth is like a shadow. There is no hope.

Job 13:28

“Everyone wears out like something rotten, like clothing eaten by moths.

Job 16:20

The one who speaks for me is my friend. My eyes pour out tears to God.

Psalm 102:1

Lord, listen to my prayer; let my cry for help come to you.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death bound me, and the fear of the grave took hold of me. I was troubled and sad.

Psalm 119:19

I am a stranger on earth. Do not hide your commands from me.

Psalm 119:54

I sing about your demands wherever I live.

Psalm 56:8

You have recorded my troubles. You have kept a list of my tears. Aren’t they in your records?

Psalm 90:9

All our days pass while you are angry. Our years end with a moan.

Leviticus 25:23

“ ‘The land really belongs to me, so you can’t sell it for all time. You are only foreigners and travelers living for a while on my land.

2 Corinthians 5:6

So we always have courage. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord.

Hebrews 11:13

All these great people died in faith. They did not get the things that God promised his people, but they saw them coming far in the future and were glad. They said they were like visitors and strangers on earth.

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus lived on earth, he prayed to God and asked God for help. He prayed with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death, and his prayer was heard because he trusted God.

1 Peter 1:17

You pray to God and call him Father, and he judges each person’s work equally. So while you are here on earth, you should live with respect for God.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.