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Be surety forעֲרֹבyour servantעַבְדְּךָfor good;לְטוֹבdo notאַלlet the insolentזֵדִיםoppress me.יַעַשְׁקֻנִי
Psalms 119:122
Study it in the app“Be surety for your servant for good; do not let the insolent oppress me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:122, word by word
- Be surety forעֲרֹבarov
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “arov” appears- your servantעַבְדְּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears- for goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- let the insolentזֵדִיםzedim
arrogant, insolent
Arrogant, insolent: one who acts with pride, knowingly and without fear.
Where else “zedim” appears- oppress meיַעַשְׁקֻyaashku
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “yaashku” appears
The context
121I have done justice and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 · This verse (above)
123My eyes waste away for your salvation and for the saying of your righteousness.