# Psalms 119.81 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 79. Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies. 80. Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. > > **81. KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; But I hope in thy word.** > > 82. Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me? 83. For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes. (Psalms 119:79-83, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 79. Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes. 80. Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAF > > **81. My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.** > > 82. My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?” 83. For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes. (Psalms 119:79-83, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 79. Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. 80. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. > > **81. CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.** > > 82. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83. For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. (Psalms 119:79-83, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 79. Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies. 80. My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed. > > **81. [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.** > > 82. Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?' 83. For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten. (Psalms 119:79-83, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H5315 - nephesh](/codex/h5315-nephesh/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.