Psalms 119:134

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Deliver	פְּ֭דֵנִי Pe.de.ni	H6299	to sever · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
oppression	מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק me.'O.shek	H6233	injury · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אָדָ֑ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
keep	וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה ve.'esh.me.Rah	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
precepts	פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ pi.ku.Dei.cha	H6490	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 56:1-2 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
Psalms 119:122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
Ezekiel 11:17-20 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been sca…
Luke 1:74-75 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Psalms 56:13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the livin…
Psalms 105:43-45 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Psalms 142:6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Ezekiel 36:24-27 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:134

Here, 1. David prays that he might live a quiet and peaceable life, and might not be harassed and discomposed by those that studied to be vexatious: "Deliver me from the oppression of man - man, whom God can control, and whose power is limited. Let them know themselves to be but men (Psa 9:20), and let me be delivered out of the hands of my enemies, that I may serve God without fear; so will I keep thy precepts." Not but that he would keep God's precepts, though he should be continued under oppression; "but so shall I keep thy precepts more cheerfully and with more enlargement of heart, my bonds being loosed." Then we may expect temporal blessings when we desire them with this in our eye, th…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:134

Deliver me from the oppression of man,.... Of any man, of proud and haughty men, as in Psalm 119:122; the psalmist always desired rather to fall into the hands of God than into the hands of wicked men, whose tender mercies are cruel. Some render it, "from the oppression of Adam", as Jarchi observes; and Arama interprets it of the sin of Adam, and as a prayer to be delivered or redeemed from it; as the Lord's people are by the blood of Christ: Jarchi understands it of the evil imagination or corruption of nature, which oppresses men; which sense Arama also makes mention of; so will I keep thy precepts: being delivered out of the hands of wicked men, and free from their snares and temptations…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:129-136

Psalm 119:129-136 129. ph Thy testimonies are marvelous; therefore my soul hath kept them. 130. ph The entrance of thy words is light, which giveth understanding to the little ones. 131. ph I opened my mouth and panted, because I loved thy commandments. 132. ph Look upon me, and be merciful to me, according to thy judgment towards them that love thy name. 133. ph Direct my steps according to thy word, and let no iniquity have [9] dominion in me. 134. ph Deliver me from the oppression of men; and I will keep thy precepts. 135. ph Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. 136. ph Rivers of waters run from my eyes, because they have not kept thy law. 129. Thy testimo…

The Church Fathers

But what means this that he says, "O deliver me from the calumnies of men: so shall I keep Your commandments"? [Psalm 119:134]...Did not the holy people of God much the more gloriously keep the commandments among these very calumnies, when they were at their hottest in the midst of tribulations, when they yielded not to their persecutors to commit impieties? But, in truth, the meaning of these words is this: Do Thou, by pouring upon me Your Spirit, guard me from being overcome by the terrors of human calumny, and from being drawn over to their evil deeds away from Your commandments. For if You have thus dealt with me, that is, if You have in this manner delivered me by the gift of patience from their calumnies, so that I fear not the false charges they prefer against me; among those very calumnies I will keep Your commandments.
— 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,…
Oppression · Prayers against — Prayers against

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 119:134

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:134

John Gill on Psalms 119:134

John Calvin on Psalms 119:129-136

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:134

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:134

John Gill on Psalms 119:134

John Calvin on Psalms 119:129-136

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:129-136

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:129-136