Psalms 119:122

119:121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

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

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Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.

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

Be surety for your servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

119:123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

What does Psalms 119:122 mean?

Psalms 119:122 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָרַב (ʻârab), עֶבֶד (ʻebed), טוֹב (ṭôwb).

Hebrew interlinear

suretyעָרַבʻârab/aw-rab'/H6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)

for

thy

servantעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

for

good:טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

let

not

the

proudזֵדzêd/zade'/H2086arrogant

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

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What does Psalms 119:122 say?

Psalms 119:122 (King James Version) reads: "Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me."

Is Psalms 119:122 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:122 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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