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

84 How many are the [b]days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

85 The proud have [c]dug pits for me, which is not after thy Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:83 Like a skin bottle or bladder that is parched in the smoke.
  2. Psalm 119:84 How long wilt thou afflict thy servant.
  3. Psalm 119:85 They have not only oppressed me violently, but also craftily conspired against me.

83 Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,
    I do not forget(A) your decrees.
84 How long(B) must your servant wait?
    When will you punish my persecutors?(C)
85 The arrogant(D) dig pits(E) to trap me,
    contrary to your law.

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