Psalms 119:122
Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121AIN. I have done justice and righteousness; leave me not to mine oppressors.
123Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation, and for Thy righteous word.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I 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 blame for ever.
Psalms 36:11(36-12) Let not the foot of pride overtake me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Proverbs 22:26Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
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 →