Psalms 119:83
For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
In Context
82Mine eyes fail for Thy word, saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort me?'
84How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
Cross References
Psalms 22:15(22-16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.
Psalms 119:16I will delight myself in Thy statutes; I will not forget Thy word.
Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Thy servant; for I have not forgotten Thy 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 →