Psalm 119:122 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the godless oppress me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹²² Be surety for Your servant for good [as Judah was surety for the safety of Benjamin]; let not the proud oppress me. [Gen. 43:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.

Common English Bible

¹²² Guarantee good things for your servant. Please don’t let the arrogant oppress me.

Psalm 119:122 Cross References

Genesis 43:9

I will be surety for him; of 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 for ever;

Job 17:3

“Lay down a pledge for me with thyself; who is there that will give surety for me?

Psalm 119:21

Thou dost rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from thy commandments;

Psalm 36:11

Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Isaiah 38:14

Like a swallow or a crane I clamor, I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be thou my security!

Hebrews 7:22

This makes Jesus the surety of a better covenant.