AYIN
121 I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
125 I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for You to act, O Lord,
For they have regarded Your law as void.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128 Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
My take is that the psalmist here is “reminding” God to keep His promises, especially in regards to protecting him from his enemies.
surety (v.122) = taken on pledge, a promise to make secure against loss
my eyes fail (v.123) — his eyes were exhausted from searching the Scriptures
He who was Himself the incarnate Word of God here reveals His affection for the written Word of God (v.127). He prays for deliverance from its detractors (v.122), and bases His claim to be delivered from them on His integrity (v.121), His relationship to God (v.122), and His loyalty to the Scriptures (vs.123, 127-128). He being perfect, affirms in this stanza the moral perfection of the Bible; and declares it to be His rule of life. Only the Sinless Son of David could say that He practiced judgment and righteousness (v.121). — Williams, page 396.
