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Psalms 119:122

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

It is time for thee, Lord, to work,.... To send the Messiah, to work righteousness; to fulfil the law, and vindicate the honour of it, broken by men. It was always a notion of the Jews that the time…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Be 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 Isa 38:14, in both which places the same Hebrew word occurs: In…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 119:121-122

David here appeals to God, 1. As his witness that he had not done wrong; he could truly say, "I have done judgment and justice, that is, I have made conscience of rendering to all their due, and have…