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Psalms 119:82–83

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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.
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From verse 82

  1. Psalms 69:3Rank 1 from verse 82
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    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
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    123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

  3. Proverbs 13:12Rank 3 from verse 82
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    30My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

  2. Psalms 119:176Rank 2 from verse 83
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    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
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    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
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    16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

  5. Psalms 119:61Rank 5 from verse 83
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    61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

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Psalms 119:82

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eyes

The organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, judgment, or presence, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828

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fail

To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply; or to be entirely wanting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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wilt

To will, choose, intend, or be disposed to; as an auxiliary, indicates future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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comfort

Strength, relief, encouragement, or consolation in distress; also to strengthen, encourage, or console.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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Psalms 119:83

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like

Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely; or, as a verb, to please.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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smoke

The exhalation, visible vapor or substance that escapes or is expelled in combustion from the substance burning. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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forget

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

Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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

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

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

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

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