Psalms 43

1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

2 For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?

You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

3 Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

O send out your light and your true word; let them be my guide: let them take me to your holy hill, and to your tents.

4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.

Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.

5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.