Psalms 119:121

119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

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I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.

I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to my oppressors.

119:122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

What does Psalms 119:121 mean?

Psalms 119:121 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), צֶדֶק (tsedeq).

Hebrew interlinear

AIN.

have

doneעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

and

justice:צֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

leaveיָנַחyânach/yaw-nakh'/H3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay

not

mine

oppressors.עָשַׁקʻâshaq/aw-shak'/H6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:121.

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:121 say?

Psalms 119:121 (King James Version) reads: "AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors."

Is Psalms 119:121 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:121 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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