Psalms 119:122
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness,—Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
123Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I, will be surety for him, at my hand, shalt thou require him,—as surely as I bring him not in unto thee, and set him down before thee, so surely will I be counted a sinner against thee all the days,
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride reach me, nor, the hand of the lawless, scare me away.
Proverbs 22:26Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:
Philemon 1:18And, if he hath wronged thee at all or oweth thee aught, the same, unto me, do thou reckon:—
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 →