Psalms 43:3

Psalms 43:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
• New International Version (NIV)Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.

Context of Psalms 43:3

1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men. 2For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression? Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell. 4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God. 5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

Psalms 43:3 word by word

שְׁלַח־אוֹרְךָ֣ וַ֭אֲמִתְּךָ הֵ֣מָּה יַנְח֑וּנִי יְבִיא֥וּנִי אֶל־הַֽר־קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ וְאֶל־מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Send outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Your lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• and Your truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• let themהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• lead meנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• Let them bring meבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Your holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• the place where You dwellמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Psalms 43:3

• Psalms 40:11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
• Psalms 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
• Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
• Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• 2 Samuel 15:20In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
• John 1:4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
• Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
• Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
• Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
• Psalms 3:4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
• Psalms 68:15A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
• Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
• 1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Commentaries on Psalms 43:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3O send out thy light and thy truth - We are in darkness and distress, O send light and prosperity; we look for the fulfillment of thy promises, O send forth thy truth. Let thy fight guide me to thy holy hill, to the country of my fathers; let thy truth lead me to thy tabernacles, there to worship thee in spirit and in truth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3O send out thy light and thy truth - Send them forth as from thy presence; or, let them be made manifest. The word light here is equivalent to favor or mercy, as when one prays for the “light of God‘s countenance” (see the notes at Psalm 4:6); and the idea is, that now, in the time of darkness and trouble, when the light of God‘s countenance seemed to be withdrawn or hidden, he prays that God would impart light; that he would restore his favor; that he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3This prayer for God's redemption sees light and truth as guides (see Psalms 18:25–29; 27:1; 85:10–13; 89:14–18; see also 119:105; John 3:19; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:5–7). The temple on the mountain in Jerusalem symbolized God's holy presence among his people (Psalms 15:1; 43:3; 99:5, 9; 132:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. light--as in Psa 27:1. truth--or, "faithfulness" (Psa 25:5), manifest it by fulfilling promises. Light and truth are personified as messengers who will bring him to the privileged place of worship. tabernacles--plural, in allusion to the various courts.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 43:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Praise
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Commentaries on Psalms 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings