1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.
For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
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Commentary on Psalms 43 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 43
This psalm, it is likely, was penned upon the same occasion with the former, and, having no title, may be looked upon as an appendix to it; the malady presently returning, he had immediate recourse to the same remedy, because he had entered it in his book, with a "probatum est-it has been proved,' upon it. The second verse of this psalm is almost the very same with the ninth verse of the foregoing psalm, as the fifth of this is exactly the same with the eleventh of that. Christ himself, who had the Spirit without measure, when there was occasion prayed a second and third time "saying the same words,' Mt. 26:44. In this psalm.
Psa 43:1-5
David here makes application to God, by faith and prayer, as his judge, his strength, his guide, his joy, his hope, with suitable affections and expressions.