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Don’t hide your commands from me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I <i>am</i> a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am a sojourner in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a resident alien on earth; do not hide your commands from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commands from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I live here as a stranger. Don't keep me from knowing your commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am a sojourner in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am a foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am here on earth for just a little while; do not hide your commands from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Since I am a stranger on the earth, do not hide your commands from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I [am] a sojourner on earth, "" Do not hide Your commands from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A sojourner I am on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I am a stranger in the earth, thou wilt not hide thy commands from me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:19>I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I am a sojourner in the land; do not hide your commandments from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I live as an alien in the land; do not hide your commandments from me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am a sojourner with thee; hide not thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I am an inhabitant with you; do not hide your commandments from me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am a sojourner in the earth; Hide not Thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15060" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">am a stranger</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ḇā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the earth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: tas·têr (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">Your commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a></span><br />All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a></span><br />“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23</a></span><br />The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a></span><br />For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-16.htm">John 17:16</a></span><br />They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-6.htm">2 Corinthians 5:6-7</a></span><br />Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. / For we walk by faith, not by sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Hebrews 13:14</a></span><br />For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a></span><br />Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-54.htm">Psalm 119:54</a></span><br />Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176</a></span><br />I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a></span><br />Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.</p><p class="hdg">a stranger</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a></b></br> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I <i>am</i> a stranger with thee, <i>and</i> a sojourner, as all my fathers <i>were</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Genesis 47:9</a></b></br> And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage <i>are</i> an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a></b></br> For we <i>are</i> strangers before thee, and sojourners, as <i>were</i> all our fathers: our days on the earth <i>are</i> as a shadow, and <i>there is</i> none abiding.</p><p class="hdg">hide</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-10.htm">Psalm 119:10</a></b></br> With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/39-17.htm">Job 39:17</a></b></br> Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-17.htm">Isaiah 63:17</a></b></br> O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, <i>and</i> hardened our heart from thy fear? 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The concept of being a "stranger" or "sojourner" is a recurring theme in Scripture, highlighting the temporary nature of human life on earth. In <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a>, Abraham describes himself as a foreigner and stranger among the Hittites, emphasizing his reliance on God rather than earthly possessions. Similarly, <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a> refers to believers as "foreigners and exiles," urging them to live with a heavenly perspective. This idea underscores the believer's identity as a citizen of heaven (<a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a>), living in a world that is not their ultimate home.<p><b>do not hide Your commandments from me.</b><br>The psalmist's plea for God not to hide His commandments indicates a deep desire for divine guidance and understanding. In the historical context, the Law was central to the life of Israel, serving as a guide for righteous living and a means to maintain a covenant relationship with God. The request for God to reveal His commandments suggests a recognition of human limitations and the need for divine revelation to navigate life's challenges. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, where God's word is described as a "lamp to my feet and a light to my path," illustrating the necessity of Scripture for direction and wisdom. The longing for God's commandments also points to the fulfillment found in Christ, who embodies the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>) and provides the ultimate revelation of God's will and character.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally attributed to King David, who expresses a deep longing for God's guidance and wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>Represents the temporary and often challenging nature of life in this world, contrasting with the eternal nature of God's word.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_commandments.htm">God's Commandments</a></b><br>The divine laws and teachings given by God, which the psalmist seeks to understand and follow.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_pilgrimage.htm">Understanding Our Pilgrimage</a></b><br>Recognize that as believers, we are temporary residents on earth, and our true home is with God. This perspective should influence our priorities and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desire_for_god's_guidance.htm">Desire for God's Guidance</a></b><br>Like the psalmist, we should earnestly seek God's commandments and wisdom to navigate the challenges of life. This involves regular study and meditation on Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_strangers.htm">Living as Strangers</a></b><br>Embrace the identity of being a stranger in the world, which calls for living according to God's standards rather than conforming to worldly values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_revelation.htm">Dependence on God's Revelation</a></b><br>Acknowledge our need for God to reveal His truths to us, as we cannot understand His commandments fully without His help.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Maintain an eternal perspective that focuses on God's promises and the hope of eternal life, which provides comfort and direction in our earthly journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_emulate_christ_more_closely.htm">How can I emulate Christ more closely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_god_desire.htm">What does God desire?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_46_differ_in_showing_god's_protection.htm">Why does Psalm 46 present God's protection differently compared to other biblical passages that depict divine interventions more explicitly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_poverty_persist_despite_psalm_113.htm">(Psalm 113:7-8) Despite the claim that God 'raises the poor' and seats them 'with princes,' how do we explain the ongoing existence of poverty with little evidence of divine intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">I am a stranger.</span>--A comparison of <a href="/psalms/119-54.htm" title="Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.">Psalm 119:54</a> with <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm" title="And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.">Genesis 47:9</a> (comp. <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm" title="Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.">Psalm 39:12</a>) shows that the general transitory condition of life, and not any particular circumstance of the psalmist's history is in view. Human intelligence does not suffice to fathom the will of God. The mortal is a stranger on the earth; both time and strength are wanting to attain to knowledge which only Divine wisdom can teach.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am a stranger in the earth</span>; or, "a sojourner" (Cheyne, Kay, Revised Version); comp. <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a>; <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a>. Earth is not our true home. We all "seek a country." <span class="cmt_word">Hide not thy commandments from me</span>. God "hides" things from the wise and prudent which he reveals to "babes." The psalmist prays that the true meaning of God's Word may not be kept back from him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am a stranger</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the earth;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hide</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּסְתֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(tas·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from me.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:19 I am a stranger on the earth (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>