Psalm 119:83

This verse from the longest Psalm and chapter in the Bible contains the delightful simile, "like a wineskin in the smoke", or as the Authorised puts it: "like a bottle in the smoke." This phrase relates to the practice of hanging up a wineskin in the smoky rafters of the building. Over time in this smoky atmosphere the wineskin became withered, cracked and useless. The Psalmist is saying though he is old and withered like an old wineskin, yet he has not forgotten the statutes or decrees of the Word of God. It is important to study the Bible so we can understand what it says and, most importantly, put it into practice. Then when you are old and wrinkled like a wineskin you will know for whom your trust is in.