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15 lines
920 B
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# I am a foreigner in the land
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Possible meanings are 1) the writers speaks of his short life on earth as if he were a foreigner who would not stay long in the land. AT: "I am like a foreigner living a short time in the land" or 2) the writer's ignorance of God's law as if he were a foreigner who did not know the laws of the land. AT: "I am ignorant like a foreigner in the land" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# My desires are crushed by the longing
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The writer speaks of his desires being very strong as if they were in pain. AT: "My inner being strongly desires to know" or "My soul aches because I want so much to know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/foreigner]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/decree]] |