Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 119:42
42Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
Psalms 119:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:42
40How I long for your precepts! Give me life through your righteousness. 41Let your faithful love come to me, Lord, your salvation, as you promised. Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43Never take the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in your judgments. 44I will always obey your instruction, forever and ever.
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וְאֶֽעֱנֶ֣ה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָ֑ר כִּֽי־בָ֝טַחְתִּי בִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:42
- Psalms 3:2Many say about me, “There is no help for him in God.”Selah
- Psalms 42:10My adversaries taunt me, as if crushing my bones, while all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 71:10For my enemies talk about me, and those who spy on me plot together,
- Psalms 109:25I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.
- Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
- 2 Samuel 16:7Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
- 2 Samuel 19:18They forded the Jordan to bring the king’s household across and do whatever the king desired. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell facedown before the king
- Psalms 119:49Remember your word to your servant; you have given me hope through it.
- Psalms 56:4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
- Psalms 89:19You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones and said, “I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- 2 Samuel 7:12When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 28:3but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’
- Acts 27:25So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42So shall I have wherewith to answer - Many say, "My hope in thy mercy is vain;" but when thou fulfillest thy promises to me, then shall I answer to the confusion of their infidelity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me - I shall have something by which I may reply to those who calumniate me. So the Saviour replied to the suggestions of the tempter almost wholly by passages of Scripture Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10; and so, in many cases, the best answer that can be given to reproaches on the subject of religion will be found in the very words of Scripture. A man of little learning, except that which…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Lord, I have by faith thy mercies in view; let me by prayer prevail to obtain them. And when the salvation of the saints is completed, it will plainly appear that it was not in vain to trust in God's word. We need to pray that we may never be afraid or ashamed to own God's truths and ways before men. And the psalmist resolves to keep God's law, in a constant course of obedience, without backsliding. The service of sin is slavery; the service…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-43The psalmist asks for protection from enemies who speak harshly (see Psalms 42:10; 44:16; 89:50–51; 102:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4441-44. The sentiment more fully carried out. God's mercies and salvation, as revealed in His Word, provide hope of forgiveness for the past and security in a righteous course for the future.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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