Salmi 119:42

42 E avrò di che rispondere a chi mi fa vituperio, perché confido nella tua parola.

Salmi 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.

Salmi 119:42 In-Context

40 Ecco, io bramo i tuoi precetti, vivificami nella tua giustizia.

41 Vengano su me le tue benignità, o Eterno, e la tua salvezza, secondo la tua parola.

42 E avrò di che rispondere a chi mi fa vituperio, perché confido nella tua parola.

43 Non mi toglier del tutto dalla bocca la parola della verità, perché spero nei tuoi giudizi.

44 Ed io osserverò la tua legge del continuo, in sempiterno.