Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against a profane nation. O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Holman Bible
Vindicate me, God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.
International Standard Version
You be my judge, God, and plead my case against an unholy nation; rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.
American Standard Version
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Amplified
O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!
Bible in Basic English
Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.
Darby Translation
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; deliver me from the deceitful and unrighteous man.
Julia Smith Translation
Judge me, O God, and contend my contention from a nation not godly: from the man of deceit and iniquity thou wilt deliver me.
King James 2000
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,
Modern King James verseion
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
NET Bible
Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
New Heart English Bible
Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
The Emphasized Bible
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a nation, without lovingkindness, From the man of deceit and perversity, wilt thou deliver me?
Webster
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
World English Bible
Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
Youngs Literal Translation
Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,
Themes
Deceit » Saints » Pray for deliverance from those who use
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 43:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For Rescue
1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against a profane nation. O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For thou are the God of my strength. Why have thou cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:15
LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Psalm 26:1
Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in LORD without wavering.
Psalm 35:1
Strive thou, O LORD, with those who strive with me. Fight thou against those who fight against me.
Psalm 5:6
Thou will destroy those who speak lies. LORD abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Psalm 7:8
LORD shall judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
Psalm 35:24
Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
2 Samuel 15:31
And it was told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
Psalm 71:4
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of a wicked man, out of the hand of an unrighteous and cruel man.
Psalm 75:7
But God is the judge. He put one down, and lifts another up.
Proverbs 22:23
For LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.
Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
1 Corinthians 4:4
for I know nothing on myself. Yet I have not been made righteous in this, but he who appraises me is Lord.
2 Samuel 16:20-4
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.
1 Peter 2:23
Who, being reviled, did not revile in return. Suffering, he did not threaten, but yielded to him who judges righteously.