Psalm 43 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Prayer for Help.

43 (A)Vindicate me, God, and (B)plead my case against an ungodly nation;
[a]Save me from (C)the deceitful and unjust person!
2 For You are the (D)God of my strength; why have You (E)rejected me?
Why do I go about (F)mourning [b]because of the oppression of the enemy?

3 Send out Your (G)light and Your truth, they shall lead me;
They shall bring me to Your (H)holy hill
And to Your (I)dwelling places.
4 Then I will go to (J)the altar of God,
To God [c]my exceeding (K)joy;
And I will praise You on the (L)lyre, God, my God.

5 (M)Why are you [d]in despair, my soul?
And why are you restless within me?
Wait for God, for I will [e]again praise [f]Him
For the [g]help of His presence, my God.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 43:1 Or May You
  2. Psalm 43:2 Or while the enemy oppresses
  3. Psalm 43:4 Lit the gladness of my joy
  4. Psalm 43:5 Or dissolved away
  5. Psalm 43:5 Or still
  6. Psalm 43:5 As in some ancient mss; MT Him, the help of my face and my God
  7. Psalm 43:5 Or saving acts of

Cross references

  1. Psalm 43:1 : Ps 26:1; 35:24
  2. Psalm 43:1 : 1 Sam 24:15; Ps 35:1
  3. Psalm 43:1 : Ps 5:6; 38:12
  4. Psalm 43:2 : Ps 18:1; 28:7; 31:4
  5. Psalm 43:2 : Ps 44:9; 88:14
  6. Psalm 43:2 : Ps 42:9
  7. Psalm 43:3 : Ps 36:9
  8. Psalm 43:3 : Ps 2:6; 3:4; 42:4; 46:4
  9. Psalm 43:3 : Ps 84:1
  10. Psalm 43:4 : Ps 26:6
  11. Psalm 43:4 : Ps 21:6
  12. Psalm 43:4 : Ps 33:2; 49:4; 57:8; 71:22
  13. Psalm 43:5 : Ps 42:5, 11