Keraia
Psalm 119

Psalm 119:83

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet · Psalm 119:1–176
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Translations

Modern
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Traditional
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Literal
For, I have become like a wineskin in smoke; Your statutes I have not forgotten.
Latin
Quia factus sum sicut uter in pruina; justificationes tuas non sum oblitus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

Notes

Psalms 119:81–88

Kaph (כ) is the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The psalmist feels exhausted from waiting for the Lord, but he still hopes for God's future rescue.

Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

  • “Instructions”

  • “law”

  • “words”

  • “commandments”

  • “statutes”

  • “judgments”

  • “promises”

  • “precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

Glossary

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Topics

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