But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
Thou art my God - notwithstanding the "slander" of mine adversaries, that God has forsaken me (cf. Psalms 22:1; Psalms 22:8-10). 'There is nothing more difficult than, when we see our faith despised by the whole world, to direct our language to God alone, and to say with a clear conscience that He is our God' (Calvin).