The salvation of the psalmist comes from the word of God. The trials of life can have a remarkable impact on the faith of the people of God. The psalmist depicts his life as a wineskin that has turned dark and dingy with distress and overwhelmed with the burdens of life. The skins would be dried out becoming wrinkled and worn. As the smoke swirled around the interior the wineskins would become dark and stained with the soot of the fires. Animal skins were used to carry water or wine and often found hanging inside the tents. The psalmist describes his life as a wineskin commonly found among the furnishings of a Bedouin tent. A need for escape from dark days is paramount. The spirit can often be worn to the point of collapse as persecutions surround the soul with the burdens of life that will bear hard upon the mind. There are times when the clouds of despondency overshadow everything in life and the heart is filled with despair. Life is filled with troubles and distress. Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. All Your commandments are faithful they persecute me wrongfully help me! They almost made an end of me on earth, but I did not forsake Your precepts. How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? The proud have dug pits for me, which is not according to Your law.
My eyes fail from searching Your word, saying, “When will You comfort me?” For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, yet I do not forget Your statutes. My soul faints for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word.
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