Psalm 43
Expanded Bible
A Prayer for Protection
43 God, defend me.
·Argue my case [L Vindicate me, O God, and contend for/defend me] against ·those who don’t follow you [L a godless nation].
·Save [Rescue; T Deliver] me from ·liars [deceivers] and those who ·do evil [are unjust].
2 God, you are my ·strength [L refuge].
Why have you rejected me?
Why am I ·sad [L going around in mourning]
and ·troubled [oppressed] by my enemies?
3 Send me your light and ·truth [faithfulness]
to ·guide [lead] me.
Let them ·lead [bring] me to your holy mountain [C Zion, the location of the Temple],
to ·where you live [your dwelling].
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God who is my joy and happiness.
I will praise you with a ·harp [lyre],
God, my God.
5 Why ·am I so sad [L are you downcast, my soul]?
Why ·am I so upset [are you groaning/in an uproar]?
I ·should [or will] ·put my hope in [wait for] God
and ·keep praising [or will again praise] him,
my ·Savior [Victor] and my God.
Psalm 43
King James Version
43 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psaumes 43
Segond 21
Attente de l’intervention divine
43 Rends-moi justice, ô Dieu, défends ma cause contre une nation infidèle!
Délivre-moi des hommes trompeurs et criminels!
2 Toi, mon Dieu protecteur, pourquoi me repousses-tu?
Pourquoi dois-je marcher dans la tristesse,
sous l’oppression de l’ennemi?
3 Envoie ta lumière et ta vérité!
Qu’elles me guident
et me conduisent à ta montagne sainte et à ta demeure!
4 J’irai vers l’autel de Dieu, vers Dieu, ma joie et mon allégresse,
et je te célébrerai sur la harpe, ô Dieu, mon Dieu!
5 Pourquoi être abattue, mon âme, et pourquoi gémir en moi?
Espère en Dieu, car je le louerai encore!
Il est mon salut et mon Dieu.
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