Psalm 119:83

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My life is wasting away like a dried up wineskin, but I have not forgotten your teachings.

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My skin is so parched, that it peels right off, and my bones are burning.

I will take pleasure in your laws and remember your words.

I am your servant, but I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Please come after me, because I have not forgotten your teachings.

Evil people may set a trap, but I obey your Law.

My strength has dried up like a broken clay pot, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You, God, have left me to die in the dust.