| Geneva Study Bible So shall I {b} have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. (b) By trusting in God's word he assures himself to be able to confute the slanders of his adversaries. King James Translators' Notes So...: or, So shall I answer him that reproveth me in a thing Scofield Reference Notes Margin trust See Scofield Note: "Ps 2:12". Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 42. The possession of God's gift of "salvation" (Ps 119:41) will be the Psalmist's answer to the foe's "reproach," that his hope was a fallacious one. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 119:41-48 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 of God is liberty. There is no full happiness, or perfect liberty, but in keeping God's law. We must never be ashamed or afraid to own our religion. The more delight we take in the service of God, the nearer we come to perfection. Not only consent to his law as good, but take pleasure in it as good for us. Let me put forth all the strength I have, to do it. Something of this mind of Christ is in every true disciple. | 
