Psalms 119:122
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. | Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me. | Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stand surety for | עֲרֹ֣ב | a-RO | H6148 | to pledgeעָרַב (a.rav) 1) to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for 1a2) to give in pledge 1a3) to exchange 1a4) to pledge 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to exchange pledges 1b2) to have fellowship with, share |
| servant your | עַבְדְּךָ֣ | 'av-de-KHA | H5650 | servant/slaveעֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650) |
| for good | לְט֑וֹב | le-TOV | H2896B | goodטוֹב (tov) 1) a good thing, benefit, welfare 1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 1b) good things (collective) 1c) good, benefit 1d) moral good |
| may not | אַֽל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| they oppress me | יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי | ya-'ash-KU-ni | H6231 | to oppressעָשַׁק (a.shaq) 1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to oppress, wrong, extort 1a2) to oppress 1b) (Pual) to be exploited, be crushed |
| arrogant [people] | זֵדִֽים׃ | ze-DIM | H2086 | arrogantזֵד (zed) 1) arrogant, proud, insolent, presumptuous 1a) the arrogant ones (as n coll pl) 1b) presumptuous (as adj) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.