Psalms 43

1 God, declare that I (am innocent/have not done things that are wrong). Defend me when (ungodly people/people who do not worship you) say things against me, rescue me from people who deceive and [say things about me that are] not true.

Hatulan mo ako, Oh Dios, at ipagsanggalang mo ang aking usap laban sa masamang bansa: Oh iligtas mo ako sa magdaraya at hindi ganap na tao.

2 You are God, the one who protects me; (why have you abandoned me?/it seems that you have abandoned me!) [RHQ] It does not seem right that [RHQ] I am forced to mourn/cry constantly because my enemies are cruel to me.

Sapagka't ikaw ang Dios ng aking kalakasan; bakit mo ako itinakuwil? Bakit ako yumayaong tumatangis dahil sa pagpighati ng kaaway?

3 Shine your light on me and speak your truth to me; and let them guide me, and take me back to Zion, your sacred hill [at Jerusalem], and to [your temple], where you live.

Oh suguin mo ang iyong liwanag at ang iyong katotohanan; patnubayan nawa nila ako: dalhin nawa nila ako sa iyong banal na bundok, at sa iyong mga tabernakulo.

4 When you do that, I will go to your altar, to [worship you], my God, who causes me to be extremely joyful. There I will praise you, the God whom I [worship], while I play my harp.

Kung magkagayo'y paparoon ako sa dambana ng Dios, sa Dios na aking malabis na kagalakan: at sa alpa ay pupuri ako sa iyo, Oh Dios, aking Dios.

5 So (why am I sad and discouraged?/I should not be sad and discouraged!) [RHQ] I confidently expect God [to bless me], and I will praise him again, my God, the one who saves me.

Bakit ka nanglulumo, Oh kaluluwa ko? At bakit ka nababagabag sa loob ko? Umasa ka sa Dios: sapagka't pupuri pa ako sa kaniya, na siyang kagalingan ng aking mukha, at aking Dios.