Psalms 119:42 (GNV)

Passage

So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,

Psalms 119:41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.

Psalms 119:42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.

Psalms 119:43 And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.

Psalms 119:44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "make", "answere", "vnto", "blasphemers", "trust", and "woorde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "VAV And let thy louing kindnesse come..." into verse 43's "And take not the woorde of trueth...", so "shall" and "make" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.