תהלים פרק לט
יג) שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי יְקֹוָק וְשַׁוְעָתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֶל דִּמְעָתִי אַל תֶּחֱרַשׁ כִּי גֵר אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ תּוֹשָׁב כְּכָל אֲבוֹתָי
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my cry; do not disregard my tears; for like all my forebears I am an alien, resident with You. [JPS translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why should God listen to David’s cries?
2. What does this text imply about the experience of being in a foreign environment?
3. How should we treat people who feel like strangers?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)