Psalms 43

1 Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against a faithless nation. Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

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, God, are my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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 Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, To your tents.

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 exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, 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 in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God. For I will again give him thanks, my saving presence 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.