Dee 43 Psalm

Doo mie rejchte, O Gott, un doo fa mie ennstone jäajen ne Natsjoon dee nijch jetlijch es, rad mie fonn däm Lestfola un onnjerajchta Maun.

Dan bloos du best dee Gott fonn miene Krauft; wuaromm deist du mie wajch schmiete? Wuraomm doo ekj dän dachäwa truare äwa daut Älend fonn daen Fient?

O schekj dien Lijcht un diene Woarheit erut; lot dän mie leide un mie no dien Heilja Boajch brinje, un no diene Fesaumlunjs Staed.

Dan woa ekj no Gott sien Aultoa gone, no Gott dee miene Freid un Fejneaje es; Jo, ekj woa die met dee Hoap danke, O Gott mien Gott.

O miene Seel, wuaromm best du doljeschloage enn mie, un deist Stäne enn mie? Dan ekj woa am noch preise, dee Radunk fa mien Jesejcht un mien Gott.

Send Out Your Light and Your Truth

43 (A)Vindicate me, O God, and (B)defend my cause
    against an ungodly people,
from (C)the deceitful and unjust man
    deliver me!
For you are (D)the God in whom I take refuge;
    why have you (E)rejected me?
Why do I (F)go about mourning
    because of the oppression of the enemy?

(G)Send out your light and your truth;
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your (H)holy hill
    and to your (I)dwelling!
Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
    O God, my God.

(J)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you in turmoil within me?
(K)Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
    my salvation and my God.

Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

43 Vindicate (A)me, O God,
And (B)plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
For You are the God of my strength;
Why do You cast me off?
(C)Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

(D)Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to (E)Your holy hill
And to Your [a]tabernacle.
Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God.

(F)Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The [b]help of my countenance and my God.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 43:3 dwelling places
  2. Psalm 43:5 Lit. salvation