Psalms 119:122
Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
In Context
121[Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
123Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I — I am surety [for] him, from my hand thou dost require him; if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee — then I have sinned against thee all the days;
Psalms 36:11Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.
Proverbs 22:26Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.
Philemon 1:18and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;
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 →