King James Version

Psalms 119:134

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

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פְּ֭דֵנִיpedeniransomפָּדָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “ransom”, a commandH6299to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve[idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely.מֵעֹ֣שֶׁקmeosheqfrom cruellyעֹשֶׁקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from cruelly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6233injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gaincruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).אָדָ֑םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗הveeshmerahand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and beward”, a determination or requestH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.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).פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָpiqudeykhacommandmentפִּקּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)commandment, precept, statute.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,

World English Bible

Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.

Darby Translation

Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep thy commandments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λύτρωσαί με ἀπὸ συκοφαντίας ἀνθρώπων, καὶ φυλάξω τὰς ἐντολάς σου.