Psalm 119:134
WEB
Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
BSB
Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
KJV
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H6299
v — sever, ransom, release, preserve
Derivation: a primitive root;
to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
KJV: × at all, deliver, × by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, × surely.
vb — ransom
פָּדָה vb. ransom
Qal ransom
Niph. she hath not been at all ransomed (from bondage)
Hiph. he shall let her be ransomed.
H6233
n-m — injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain
Derivation: from 6231;
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
KJV: cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
oppression
עֹ֫שֶׁק oppression, extortion
H120
n-m — ruddy, human being, mankind
Derivation: from 119;
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV: × another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
n.m — Adam
אָדָם 560 n.m. Gn 1:27 man, mankind
1. a man = human being
2. coll. man, mankind
3. n.pr.m. Adam, first man (without art.)
4. n.pr.loc. city in Jordan valley (as built?)
H8104
v — hedge, guard, protect, attend to
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
vb — keep
שָׁמַר 465 vb. keep, watch, preserve
Qal 425
1.
a. keep, have charge of
b. keep, guard, captives
c. hence, watch for, wait for
d. watch, observe
2.
a. keep, retain, of storing up (food)
b. keep within bounds, restrain
3.
a. observe, celebrate
b. keep sabbath
c. of other obligations
d. observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom)
4. sts. י׳ subj.
5. keep, reserve, weeks of harvest
Niph. 36
1. be on one's guard
2. keep oneself, refrain, abstain
3. be kept, guarded
Pi. those paying regard to false vanities
Hithp. I kept myself from
H6490
n-m — appointed, mandate
Derivation: or פִּקֻּד; from 6485;
properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
KJV: commandment, precept, statute.
n.m — precept
[פִּקּוּד] 24 n.m. precept
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Verse 134
Psalms 119:134
Here, 1. David prays that he might live a quiet and peaceable life, and might not be harassed and discomposed by those that studied to be vexatious: "Deliver me from the oppression of man - man, whom God can control, and whose power is limited. Let them know themselves to be but men (Psa 9:20), and let me be delivered out of the hands of my enemies, that I may serve God without fear; so will I keep thy precepts." Not but that he would keep God's precepts, though he should be continued under oppression; "but so shall I keep thy precepts more cheerfully and with more enlargement of heart, my bonds being loosed." Then we may expect temporal blessings when we desire them with this in our eye, that we may serve God the better.
Cross-references: Ps 9:20