Psalms 119:42

42 so I can have a response for those who mock me because I have trusted in your word!

Psalms 119:42 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:42

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me,
&c.] Saying there is no help and salvation for him in God; asking where is his God, in whom he trusted? and where is the promise of salvation, on which he depended? To which an easy and ready answer might be given, when the mercies and salvation of God came unto him, and he clearly appeared to be interested in them; see ( Psalms 3:2 ) ( 42:10 ) ;

for I trust in thy word:
in Christ the essential Word, the object of trust and confidence; or in the written word, it being divinely inspired and dictated by the Spirit of God, and so to be depended on as true and faithful; or rather God's word of promise concerning mercy, grace, and salvation, which God that has made is faithful and able to perform, as may be believed.

Psalms 119:42 In-Context

40 Look how I desire your precepts! Make me live by your righteousness.
41 LORD, let your faithful love come to me— let your salvation come to me according to your promise—
42 so I can have a response for those who mock me because I have trusted in your word!
43 Please don't take your true word out of my mouth, because I have waited for your rules.
44 I will always keep your Instruction, always and forever!
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