New King James Version
Psalms 119:122
122Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!
Context of Psalms 119:122
120My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments. 121I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors. Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me. 123My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word. 124Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:122 word by word
עֲרֹ֣ב עַבְדְּךָ֣ לְט֑וֹב אַֽל־יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי זֵדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:122
- Genesis 43:9I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
- Proverbs 22:26Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; I mourned like a dove; My eyes fail from looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; Undertake for me!
- Hebrews 7:22by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
- Psalms 119:21You rebuke the proud—the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
- Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not 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
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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
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