Psalm 119:122
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָרַב
ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (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...
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
עָשַׁק
ʻâshaq
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
Key Terms in This Verse
עָרַב ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Study H6148 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
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