Psalms 119:122

Psalms 119:122 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
• New International Version (NIV)Ensure your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me.

Context of Psalms 119:122

120My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You, And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments. 121I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to those who oppress me. Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin]; Do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation, And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word. 124Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness, And teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119:122 word by word

עֲרֹ֣ב עַבְדְּךָ֣ לְט֑וֹב אַֽל־יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי זֵדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be suretyעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
• for thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• for goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• let not the proudזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• oppressעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231

Cross-references for Psalms 119:122

• Genesis 43:9I will be security (a guarantee) for him; you may hold me [personally] responsible for him. If I do not bring him [back] to you and place him [safely] before you, then let me bear the blame before you forever.
• Proverbs 22:26Do not be among those who give pledges [involving themselves in others’ finances], Or among those who become guarantors for others’ debts.
• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirp; I coo like a dove. My eyes look wistfully upward; O Lord, I am oppressed, take my side and be my security.
• Hebrews 7:22And so [because of the oath’s greater strength and force] Jesus has become the certain guarantee of a better covenant [a more excellent and more advantageous agreement; one that will never be replaced or annulled].
• Psalms 119:21You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones, Who wander from Your commandments.
• Psalms 36:11Do not let the foot of the proud [person] overtake me, And do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:122

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 122Be surety for thy servant - ערב arob, give a pledge or token that thou wilt help me in times of necessity. Or, Be bail for thy servant. What a word is this! Pledge thyself for me, that thou wilt produce me safely at the judgment of the great day. Then sustain and keep me blameless till the coming of Christ. Neither of these two verses has any of the ten words in reference to God's law or attributes. The judgment and the justice refer to the psalmist's own…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 122Be surety for thy servant for good - On the meaning of the word here rendered “be surety,” see the notes at Job 17:3, and the notes at Isaiah 38:14, in both which places the same Hebrew word occurs: In Isaiah it is rendered “undertake for me.” The word means, properly, “to mix, to mingle;” hence, to braid, to interweave; then, to exchange, to barter. Then it means to mix or intermingle interests; to unite ourselves with others so that their interests come…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 121-128Verses 121-128 Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon God's mercy, and refer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 121-128Ayin (ע) is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The servant of the Lord struggles to endure the evil around him. He confidently asks the Lord to rescue him right away!Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 121-126121-126. On the grounds of his integrity, desire for God's word, and covenant relation to Him, the servant of God may plead for His protecting care against the wicked, gracious guidance to the knowledge of truth, and His effective vindication of the righteous and their cause, which is also His own.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:122

• Desire
• Instruction

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings