תְּהִלִּים לט:יג
שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי יְהוָה, וְשַׁוְעָתִי הַאֲזִינָה--
אֶל-דִּמְעָתִי, אַל-תֶּחֱרַשׁ:
כִּי גֵר אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ; תּוֹשָׁב, כְּכָל-אֲבוֹתָי.
Hear my prayer, God.
Give ear to my cry,
Do not disregard my tears.
For I am a foreigner (ger) with you,
A temporary dweller
Like all my ancestors
Suggested Discussion Questions:
In this text, what do you think it might mean to be a foreigner “with” God? Is this about humans ultimately being placeless or rootless? About our temporal nature? About a sense of alienation from the Divine? Something else? Does this description of human experience resonate with you? Why or why not?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)