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PSALMS 119:121 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
Ps 119:120Ps 119:122
I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
The Ayin stanza opens with the psalmist's claim of righteousness and justice, asserting that he has fulfilled his covenant obligations and now calls upon God to not abandon him to oppressors. This verse articulates the confidence born of genuine effort at obedience, providing grounds for petition that rest not on presumption but on actual fidelity to God's law. The appeal for vindication assumes that justice requires God's intervention on behalf of the righteous, invoking the covenant's reciprocal structure wherein God's people receive divine protection in exchange for sincere commitment. The Ayin letter symbolizes
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