Psalms 102:3

102:3 For my days go up in smoke,

and my bones are charred like a fireplace.

Psalms 119:83

119:83 For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke.

I do not forget your statutes.


tn Heb “for my days come to an end in smoke.”

tn The Hebrew noun מוֹ־קֵד (mo-qed, “fireplace”) occurs only here, in Isa 33:14 (where it refers to the fire itself), and perhaps in Lev 6:2.

tn Or “even though.”

tn The Hebrew word נֹאד (nod, “leather container”) refers to a container made from animal skin which is used to hold wine or milk (see Josh 9:4, 13; Judg 4:19; 1 Sam 16:20).

tn Heb “in the smoke.”