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Psalms 119:42

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

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וְאֶֽעֱנֶ֣הveeenehand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…חֹרְפִ֣יchorefibetrothחָרַףverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “betroth”, a verb used as a describing wordH2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winterbetroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.דָבָ֑רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…בָ֝טַחְתִּיvatachtibe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be bold”, a completed actionH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בִּדְבָרֶֽךָbidvarekhain causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That I may have an answer for him that taunteth me; for I trust in Thy word.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.

World English Bible

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

Darby Translation

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That I may have an answer for him that taunteth me; for I trust in Thy word.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And so I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in thy words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀποκριθήσομαι τοῖς ὀνειδίζουσί μοι λόγον, ὅτι ἤλπισα ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις σου.