Psalms 43

1 A Psalm of David. Judge me, O God, and discern my cause from that of a nation not holy; rescue me from a man unjust and deceitful.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

2 For you are God, my strength. Why have you rejected me? And why do I walk in sadness, while the adversary afflicts me?

For you are the God of my strength: why do you cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

3 Send forth your light and your truth. They have guided me and led me, to your holy mountain and into your tabernacles.

O send out your light and your truth: let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill, and to your tabernacles.

4 And I will enter, up to the altar of God, to God who enlivens my youthfulness. To you, O God, my God, I will confess upon a stringed instrument.

Then will I go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy: yes, on the harp will I praise you, O God my God.

5 Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.

Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.