= Psalm 43 * Please see [[nsv:license|License]] for Copyright notice and Licensing information. * [ [[Psalm_42|Previous]] | [[Psalm_44|Next]] ] == Psalm 43 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. == Notes == Cross Reference == Concordance == Commentary == Rashi ==== Verse 1 Avenge me Heb. שפטני, lit. judge me. against an unkind nation That is Ishmael, who dwelt between two righteous men [Abraham and Isaac] and did not learn from their deeds. ==== Verse 3 Send Your light and Your truth The King Messiah, who is compared to light, as it is stated (below 132:17): “I have set up a lamp for my anointed,” and Elijah the prophet, who is true, a faithful prophet. that they may lead me Heb. ינחוני, menoront moi in old French, they shall lead me. ==== Verse 4 to the God To the Holy One, blessed be He, who is the joy of my exultation. and I will thank You with a lyre because You took me out of my exile.