Psalms 119:83

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] do I not forget thy statutes.

Complete Jewish Bible:

For I have shriveled like a wineskin in a smoky room; still, I don't forget your laws.

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For I am become like a bottle{H4997} in the smoke{H7008}; yet do I not forget{H7911} thy statutes{H2706}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 30:30

  • My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

Psalms 119:176

  • ¶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Psalms 119:16

  • I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

Psalms 119:61

  • ¶ The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law.

Psalms 102:3

  • For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

Psalms 102:4

  • My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

Psalms 22:15

  • 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.

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Commentary for Psalms 119:83

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4997
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֹאד
    Transliteration: nôʼd
    Pronunciation: node
    Description: or נאוֹדlemma נֹאוד vowel, corrected to נאוֹדxlit nôʼwd corrected to nʼôwd; also (feminine) נֹאדָה; from an unused root of uncertain signification; a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids); bottle.
  2. Strong's Number: H7008
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קִיטוֹר
    Transliteration: qîyṭôwr
    Pronunciation: kee-tore'
    Description: or קִיטֹר; from קָטַר; a fume, i.e. cloud; smoke, vapour.
  3. Strong's Number: H7911
    There are 95 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַח
    Transliteration: shâkach
    Pronunciation: shaw-kakh'
    Description: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention; [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.
  4. Strong's Number: H2706
    There are 124 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֹק
    Transliteration: chôq
    Pronunciation: khoke
    Description: from חָקַק; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage); appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.