> [[psalm-42|← Previous]] | [[psalm-00|TOC]] | [[psalm-44|Next →]] --- # Psalm 43 1 Grant me justice, O God; ^psalm-43-1 defend me from a faithless people; from the deceitful and unjust rescue me. 2 You, O God, are my strength. ^psalm-43-2 Why then do you spurn me? Why must I go about mourning, with the enemy oppressing me? 3 Send your light and your fidelity, ^psalm-43-3 that they may be my guide; Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place of your dwelling, 4 That I may come to the altar of God, ^psalm-43-4 to God, my joy, my delight. Then I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God. 5 Why are you downcast, my soul? ^psalm-43-5 Why do you groan within me? Wait for God, for I shall again praise him, my savior and my God. \* (43:3) Your light and your fidelity: a pair of divine attributes personified as guides for the pilgrimage. As in [Ps 42:9] the psalmist prays that these divine attributes lead him back to Jerusalem and ultimately to God’s presence in the Temple. a. (43:1) [Ps 119:154]. b. (43:3) ([[psalm-18|Ps 18]]:29]; [27:1]; [36:10]; [Mi 7:8]. c. (43:3) [Ps 122:1]. --- _New American Bible, revised edition_ (2010, 1991, 1986, 1970) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. > [[psalm-42|← Previous]] | [[psalm-00|TOC]] | [[psalm-44|Next →]]