Psalms 119:122
Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121'AYIN. I have executed justice and righteousness: leave me not to those who oppress me.
123My eyes look eagerly for thy salvation, and for thy righteous promise.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him; from my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then shall I have sinned against thee all the days.
Psalms 36:11(36:12) Let not come against me the foot of pride, and let not the hand of the wicked chase me off.
Proverbs 22:26Be not one of those that pledge their hand, or of those 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 →