Psalms 119:122
Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
123Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I wil be suertie for him: of mine hand shalt thou require him. If I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.
Psalms 36:11Let not ye foote of pride come against me, and let not the hand of ye wicked men moue me.
Proverbs 22:26Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.
Philemon 1:18If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.
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 →