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?
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)