Psalms 105:23

105:23 Israel moved to ¹  Egypt;

Jacob lived for a time ²  in the land of Ham.

Psalms 119:19

119:19 I am like a foreigner in this land. ³ 

Do not hide your commands from me!

[105:23]  ¹ tn Heb “entered.”

[105:23]  ² tn Heb “lived as a resident alien.”

[119:19]  ³ tn Heb “I am a resident alien in the land.” Resident aliens were especially vulnerable and in need of help. They needed to know the social and legal customs of the land to avoid getting into trouble. The translation (note the addition of “like”) assumes the psalmist is speaking metaphorically, not literally.