Psalm 43 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

43 Vindicate (A)me, O God,
And (B)plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
2 For You are the God of my strength;
Why do You cast me off?
(C)Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

3 (D)Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to (E)Your holy hill
And to Your [a]tabernacle.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God.

5 (F)Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The [b]help of my countenance and my God.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 43:3 dwelling places
  2. Psalm 43:5 Lit. salvation

Cross references

  1. Psalm 43:1 : [Ps. 26:1; 35:24]
  2. Psalm 43:1 : 1 Sam. 24:15; Ps. 35:1
  3. Psalm 43:2 : Ps. 42:9
  4. Psalm 43:3 : [Ps. 40:11]
  5. Psalm 43:3 : Ps. 3:4
  6. Psalm 43:5 : Ps. 42:5, 11