Psalm 43:1

New International Version

Psalm 43^[a]

¹Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause^(A)
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me^(B) from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.^(C)

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Psalm 43:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.

Psalm 43:1

New King James Version

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!

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Psalm 43:1

English Standard Version

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!

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