14/05/2026
PSALM 119: 41-42
The psalmist is being mocked. Someone is mocking his faith, perhaps his commitment to God's law, perhaps his hope in God's promises. And his response is not to sharpen his arguments first. It is to go to God first.
"Let Your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, Your salvation according to Your promise; then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in Your word."
This is a crucial sequence. The confidence to hold your convictions under social pressure does not come from having better arguments, though arguments matter. It comes from a deeper security: the steadfast love of God, the salvation God has promised, the trust the psalmist has cultivated in God's Word over time. You cannot generate that kind of confidence on the spot when the pressure comes. It has to already be there.