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, O Diyos, at ipagtanggol ang aking kapakanan laban sa makasalanang bansa;

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.

Dahil ikaw ang Diyos ng aking kalakasan; bakit mo ako itinapon palayo? Bakit ako nagluluksa dahil sa pang-aapi 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.

O, ipadala mo ang iyong liwanag at katotohanan; hayaan mong pangunahan nila ako; hayaan mong dalhin ako sa banal mong burol at sa iyong 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.

Pagkatapos, pupunta ako sa altar ng Diyos, sa Diyos na aking lubos na kaligayahan; at sa aking alpa pupurihin kita, O Diyos, aking Diyos.

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 yumuyukod, aking kaluluwa? Bakit ka nababalisa sa aking kalooban? Umasa ka sa Diyos; dahil magpupuri pa ako sa kaniya, siya na aking saklolo at aking Diyos.