Read the Bible
KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE

Psalms 119:81–83

TEXT EDITION
Pure Cambridge Edition selected
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
Share
Email linkOpen a new message in your email app
Read chapter
More
Report an issueTell us about a text or study problem

PASSAGE SELECTION

Build from either side

3 selected · 7 available

Choose up to 10 verses in this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.

SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

Cross References

15 Essential passages are open for comparison.

Reference depth

From verse 81

  1. Psalms 84:2Rank 1 from verse 81
    Open

    2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

  2. Psalms 119:40Rank 2 from verse 81
    Open

    40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

  3. Psalms 119:114Rank 3 from verse 81
    Open

    114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

  4. Psalms 73:26Rank 4 from verse 81
    Open

    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  5. Psalms 119:77Rank 5 from verse 81
    Open

    77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

From verse 82

  1. Psalms 69:3Rank 1 from verse 82
    Open

    3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

  2. Psalms 119:123Rank 2 from verse 82
    Open

    123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

  3. Proverbs 13:12Rank 3 from verse 82
    Open

    12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

  4. Psalms 86:17Rank 4 from verse 82
    Open

    17Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

  5. Psalms 90:13–15Rank 5 from verse 82
    Open

    13Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

    14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

    15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

From verse 83

  1. Job 30:30Rank 1 from verse 83
    Open

    30My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

  2. Psalms 119:176Rank 2 from verse 83
    Open

    176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  3. Psalms 102:3–4Rank 3 from verse 83
    Open

    3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

    4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

  4. Psalms 119:16Rank 4 from verse 83
    Open

    16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

  5. Psalms 119:61Rank 5 from verse 83
    Open

    61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

Open a word for its full definition and concordance.

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:81

COMBINED MEANING

soul

↗

Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fainteth

↗

Third-person singular present form of faint. Sense 1: To lose courage or cease to persevere. Sense 2: To become weak or exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

↗

1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

↗

Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hope

↗

1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

↗

1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

↗

Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:82

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

↗

The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fail

↗

Sense 1: To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply. Sense 2: To be entirely wanting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

↗

1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

↗

Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wilt

↗

Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

↗

The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

comfort

↗

Sense 1: Strength, relief, encouragement, or consolation in distress. Sense 2: To strengthen, encourage, or console.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:83

COMBINED MEANING

for

↗

1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

like

↗

Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

↗

1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

smoke

↗

Sense 1: The visible vapour or substance given off in combustion. Sense 2: As a verb, to emit smoke or vapour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yet

↗

1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forget

↗

To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

FOLLOW THE THEME

Related Concepts

Choose a connected KJV word or phrase to find where it appears in scripture.

READ THE PASSAGE

View in context

Suggested context · Psalms 119:81–88

The selected passage is highlighted. Context is a study aid.

119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Selected passage

119:82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

Selected passage

119:83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

Selected passage

119:84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

119:85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

119:86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

119:87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

119:88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

LOCAL PASTOR DIRECTORY

Find a Pastor Near You

Enter a U.S. ZIP code to find nearby pastors committed to holding fast the faithful word.

Your ZIP is processed in this browser from local data. It is not sent to a ZIP lookup service or to a church. ZIP coordinates from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.