King James Version
Psalms 119:122 in the King James Version says “Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.”
Psalms 119:122 · KJV
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.
Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Be surety”
H6148to braid, i.e., intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
“for good”
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
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
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