Psalms 119:122

Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
surety	עֲרֹ֣ב a.Ro	H6148	to braid · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֣ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
good	לְט֑וֹב le.Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute
proud	זֵדִֽים ze.Dim	H2086	arrogant · adjective, masculine plural absolute
oppress	יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי ya.'ash.Ku.ni	H6231	to press upon · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Hebrews 7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
Psalms 119:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Job 17:3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
Proverbs 22:26-27 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
Isaiah 38:14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake fo…
Genesis 43:9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the bla…
Psalms 36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Philemon 1:18-19 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:121-122

David here appeals to God, 1. As his witness that he had not done wrong; he could truly say, "I have done judgment and justice, that is, I have made conscience of rendering to all their due, and have not by force or fraud hindered any of their right." Take him as a king, he executed judgment and justice to all his people, Sa2 8:15. Take him in a private capacity, he could appeal to Saul himself that there was no evil or transgression in his hand, Sa1 24:11. Note, Honesty is the best policy and will be our rejoicing in the day of evil. 2. As his Judge, that he might not be wronged. Having done justice for others that were oppressed, he begs that God would do him justice and avenge him of his…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:122

Be surety for thy servant for good,.... The psalmist was, in a like case with Hezekiah, oppressed; and therefore desires the Lord would undertake for him, appear on his side, and defend him, Psalm 38:14; and if God himself is the surety of his people, and engages in their behalf, they need fear no enemy. What David prays to God to be for him, that Christ is for all his people, Hebrews 7:22. He drew nigh to God, struck hands with him, gave his word and bond to pay the debts of his people; put himself in their legal place and stead, and became responsible to law and justice for them; engaged to make satisfaction for their sins, to bring in everlasting righteousness for their justification, and…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:121-128

Psalm 119:121-128 121. I have done judgment and righteousness: give me not up to my oppressors. 122. Become surety for thy servant for good, that the proud may not oppress me. 123. My eyes have failed for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word. [2] 124. Deal with thy servant according to thy goodness, and teach me thy statutes. 125. I am thy servant, give me understanding, that I may learn thy testimonies. 126. It is time for thee, O Jehovah! to be doing for they have destroyed thy law. 127. And therefore I have loved thy statutes above gold, [3] yea even above the most fine gold [4] 128. Therefore I have esteemed all thy commandments to be altogether right, and have hated every way of l…

The Church Fathers

He next says, "Take off Your servant to that which is good, that the proud calumniate me not" [Psalm 119:122]. They drive me on, that I may fall into evil; do Thou take me off to that which is good. They who rendered these words by the Latin, calumnientur, have followed a Greek expression, not commonly used in Latin. Have the words, Let not the proud calumniate me, the same force, as, Let them "not succeed in calumniating me"?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Desire · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:122

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:121-122

John Gill on Psalms 119:122

John Calvin on Psalms 119:121-128

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:122

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:121-122

John Gill on Psalms 119:122

John Calvin on Psalms 119:121-128

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:121-128

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:121-128