John Trapp on Psalms 119:42-43

Verſ. 42. So ſhall I have wherewith to anſwer] i.e. To ſtop an open mouth. Verbal Apologies are ſometimes neceſſary, but real always; wee ſhould by a pious converſation put to ſilence the ignorance of fooliſh men, who like black Moors deſpiſe beauty; like Doggs, bark at the ſhining of the Moon. We are alſo to begge deliverance of God, for the confutation of ſuch as ſay, wee ſhall never bee delivered.

Verſ.Ne auferas, id eſt ut ſpolium, ut Exod. 12.36 Aben-Ezra. 43. And take not the word of truth utterly] Give me free utterance, that in nothing I be aſhamed; but that with all boldneſs, as always, ſo now alſo Chriſt may be magnified in my body, &c. Philip. 1.20. Deſpoyl me not of my courage in a good cauſe, let not Satan rob me of that jewel. I have read of a Noble man, who when he came into jearing company of great ones, would begin and own himſelf one of thoſe they called Puritans, and ſo prevented them.