Psalms 119:122
Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121I have done justice and righteousness. Leave me not to my oppressors.
123My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him, of my hand shall thou require him. If I do not bring him to thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame forever.
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners drive me away.
Proverbs 22:26Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.
Philemon 1:18But if he has wronged thee, or owes anything, charge this to me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:122-123
16. AIN. 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. 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, 2 Sam. viii. 15 . Take him in a private… Read the whole commentary →