Psalms43

The psalmist appeals to God for vindication against an ungodly nation and deliverance from unjust men, questioning why God seems to have forsaken him. He prays for God's light and truth to guide him to His holy hill and tabernacles for worship. Despite his soul's despondency, he resolves to hope in God, confident that he will yet praise Him as his strength and joy.

Plea for Vindication and Deliverance

1
Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,
2
For thou art the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?

Prayer for Light and Temple Access

3
Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, They--they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.
4
And I go in unto the altar of God, Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank Thee with a harp, O God, my God.

Exhortation to Hope in God

5
What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!
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