Psalms 119:122
Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud people to oppress me.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121But I have done what is right and fair/just; so do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I myself will guarantee that he will return. You can require me to do what I am promising [IDM]. If I do not bring him back to you safely, you can say forever that ◄I am to blame/it was my fault that he did not return to you►.
Psalms 36:11Do not allow proud people [SYN] to attack me, or allow wicked people to chase me away.
Proverbs 22:26If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,
Philemon 1:18If he has wronged you in any manner or if he owes you anything, ◄charge that to me/tell me so that I can pay you►.
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 →