121
I have doneעָשִׂיתִיjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness;וָצֶדֶקdo notבַּלleave meתַּנִּיחֵנִיto my oppressors.לְעֹשְׁקָי
Psalms 119:121
Study it in the app“I have done justice and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:121, word by word
- I have doneעָשִׂיתִיasiti
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- do notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- leave meתַּנִּיחֵtaniche
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “taniche” appears- to my oppressorsעֹשְׁקָoshka
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “oshka” appears
The context
120My flesh bristles from dread of you, and of your rules I am afraid.
121 · This verse (above)
122Be surety for your servant for good; do not let the insolent oppress me.