Psalms

Psalm 119:122–123

¹²²Ensure Your servant’s well-being;

do not let the arrogant oppress me.

¹²³My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation,

and for Your righteous promise.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ensure	עֲרֹ֣ב	‘ă·rōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
Your servant’s	עַבְדְּךָ֣	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
well-being	לְט֑וֹב	lə·ṭō·wḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let the arrogant	זֵדִֽים׃	zê·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2086 insolent, presumptuous
oppress me	יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי	ya·‘aš·qu·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My eyes	עֵ֭ינַי	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
fail	כָּל֣וּ	kā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
looking for Your salvation	לִֽישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ	lî·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3444 salvation
for Your righteous	צִדְקֶֽךָ׃	ṣiḏ·qe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
promise	וּלְאִמְרַ֥ת	ū·lə·’im·raṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H565 utterance, speech, word

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 119:122 Hebrews 7:22 · Psalm 119:21 · Job 17:3 · Isaiah 38:14 · Proverbs 22:26–27

Psalm 119:123 Psalm 130:6 · Lamentations 4:17 · Psalm 119:81–82 · Psalm 69:3 · Psalm 143:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.