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Psalms 119:83 Cross-References
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“For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.”
Psalms 119:83 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 119:83
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke (כִּי־הָיִיתִי כְּנֹאד בְּקִיטוֹר)—nod (wineskin/bottle) made from animal hide would shrivel, blacken, and become brittle when hung in smoke. This vivid metaphor depicts suffering's shriveling effect: the psalmist feels dried up, darkened, useless. Yet do I not forget thy statutes (מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לֹא שָׁכָחְתִּי) contrasts external deterioration with internal fidelity—though shriveled by affliction, he hasn't forgotten (lo shachachti) God's mishpatim (statutes/judgments).Paul experienced similar depletion—'outwardly perishing' while 'inwardly renewed' ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 119:83
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“My skin is black upon me”
“for I don't forget your commandments.”
“but I won't forget your law.”
“For my days are consumed like smoke”
“I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”
“My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.”