Psalms 119:83
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
In Context
82Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
84How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
Cross References
Psalms 22:15Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
Psalms 119:16In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
Psalms 119:176I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
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 →