![]() In the midst of feeling as used up and worthless as a discarded beverage container, he adds: “I do not forget Your statutes.” God’s word alone is the balm he needs for his wounds. These skins if stored indoors with a fire present would become dry, then blackened and eventually would crack and become useless. Now in the culture of the day, wine was stored in animal skins. His soul is languishing for deliverance (v.81) and He asks God: “When will you comfort me?” (v.82) He then says he feels like a wineskin in the smoke. What did this expression mean and why did I feel like it describes me right now? The surrounding context is a Psalmist that is facing hardship. It is probably because it is buried among 176 similar sounding verses within the longest chapter in the Bible. Psalm 119:83 – “Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.” Not sure why I have never seen this verse before. Came across an interesting verse in my daily Scripture readings yesterday.
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