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New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalm 43

1 Vindicate me, God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; Save me from the deceitful and unjust person!
2 For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 Send out Your light and Your truth, they shall lead me; They shall bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And I will praise You on the lyre, God, my God.
5 Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.

Chapter Summary

A plea for vindication and for God's light and truth to lead the psalmist back to worship with joy.

Book Summary

Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.