Psalms 119:122
Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
Noyes Bible
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 equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
123Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
Cross References
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of the proud come upon me, Nor the hand of the wicked remove me!
Proverbs 22:26Be not thou one of those who strike hands, Of those who are sureties for debts.
Philemon 1:18And if he wronged thee in anything, or oweth thee, put that to my account.
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 →