Psalms 119:83
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
In Context
82My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
84How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
Cross References
Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
Psalms 119:16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:82-83
11. CAPH. 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Here we have the psalmist, I. Longing for help from heaven: My soul faints; my eyes fail. He longs for the salvation of the Lord and for his word, that is, salvation according to the word. He is not thus eager for the creatures of fancy, but for the objects of faith, salvation from the present calamities under which he was groaning and the doubts and fears which he was… Read the whole commentary →