Psalm 43

Prayer for Deliverance.

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^(A)Vindicate me, O God, and ^(B)plead my case against an ungodly nation;
^(a)O deliver me from ^(C)the deceitful and unjust man!

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For You are the ^(D)God of my strength; why have You ^(E)rejected me?
Why do I go ^(F)mourning ^(b)because of the oppression of the enemy?

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O send out Your ^(G)light and Your truth, let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your ^(H)holy hill
And to Your ^(I)dwelling places.

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Then I will go to ^(J)the altar of God,
To God ^(c)my exceeding ^(K)joy;
And upon the ^(L)lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God.

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^(M)Why are you ^(d)in despair, O my soul?
And why are you disturbed within me?
^(e)Hope in God, for I shall ^(f)again praise Him,
The ^(g)help of my countenance and my God.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 43:1: ['Or ', May You]

b. Psalm 43:2: ['Or ', while the enemy oppresses]

c. Psalm 43:4: ['Lit ', the gladness of my joy]

d. Psalm 43:5: ['Or ', sunk down]

e. Psalm 43:5: ['Or ', Wait for]

f. Psalm 43:5: ['Or ', still]

g. Psalm 43:5: ['Or ', saving acts of]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 43:1: Psalm 26:1; Psalm 35:24

B. Psalm 43:1: 1 Samuel 24:15; Psalm 35:1

C. Psalm 43:1: Psalm 5:6; Psalm 38:12

D. Psalm 43:2: Psalm 18:1; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 31:4

E. Psalm 43:2: Psalm 44:9; Psalm 88:14

F. Psalm 43:2: Psalm 42:9

G. Psalm 43:3: Psalm 36:9

H. Psalm 43:3: Psalm 2:6; Psalm 3:4; Psalm 42:4; Psalm 46:4

I. Psalm 43:3: Psalm 84:1

J. Psalm 43:4: Psalm 26:6

K. Psalm 43:4: Psalm 21:6

L. Psalm 43:4: Psalm 33:2; Psalm 49:4; Psalm 57:8; Psalm 71:22

M. Psalm 43:5: Psalm 42:5; Psalm 42:11