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Psalms 119:122

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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
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  1. Hebrews 7:22Rank 1 from verse 122
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    22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

  2. Psalms 119:21Rank 2 from verse 122
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    21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

  3. Isaiah 38:14Rank 3 from verse 122
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    14Like 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.

  4. Job 17:3Rank 4 from verse 122
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    3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

  5. Proverbs 22:26–27Rank 5 from verse 122
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    26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

    27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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Psalms 119:122

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

surety

A pledge, guarantee, or person who answers for another's debt or obligation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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proud

Having an unduly high opinion of oneself; haughty or self-exalting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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oppress

To burden, crush, or treat with unjust severity or hardship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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121I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

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

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123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

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