Psalms 119:42
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
In Context
41Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
43O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
Cross References
Psalms 3:2How many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him with God”! [[Pause.]]
Psalms 56:4Through God shall I praise his word; In God do I put my trust; I will not fear; What can flesh do to me?
Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me, And they who lay wait for my life consult together:
Psalms 109:25I am a reproach to my enemies; They gaze at me; they shake their heads.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:42-43
6. VAU. 41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord , even thy salvation, according to thy word. 42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. Here is, 1. David's prayer for the salvation of the Lord. "Lord, thou art my Saviour; I am miserable in myself, and thou only canst make me happy; let thy salvation come to me. Hasten temporal salvation to me from my present distresses, and hasten me to the eternal salvation, by giving me the necessary qualifications for it and… Read the whole commentary →