Psalms 43:4

Psalms 43:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Psalms 43:4

2For thou art the God of my strength: why hast thou cast me off? why go I about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. 5Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.

Psalms 43:4 word by word

וְאָב֤וֹאָה׀ אֶל־מִזְבַּ֬ח אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֶל־אֵל֮ שִׂמְחַ֪ת גִּ֫ילִ֥י וְאוֹדְךָ֥ בְכִנּ֗וֹר אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• gladnessשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 43:4

• Psalms 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,
• Psalms 116:12What shall I render unto Jehovah, [for] all his benefits toward me?
• Psalms 71:23My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
• Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
• Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig-tree shall not blossom, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive-tree shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
• Romans 5:11And not only [that], but [we are] making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation.
• Psalms 57:8Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
• Psalms 71:22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 81:2Raise a song, and sound the tambour, the pleasant harp with the lute.
• 2 Samuel 6:5And David and all the house of Israel played before Jehovah on all manner of [instruments made of] cypress wood, with harps, and with lutes, and with tambours, and with sistra, and with cymbals.
• Revelation 5:8And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Psalms 42:6My God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, and the Hermons, from mount Mizar.

Commentaries on Psalms 43:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Then will I go unto the altar - When thy light - a favorable turn on our affairs, leads us to the land of our fathers, and thy truth - the fulfillment of thy gracious promises, has placed us again at the door of thy tabernacles, then will we go to thy altar and joyfully offer those sacrifices and offerings which thy law requires, and rejoice in thee with exceeding great joy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Then will I go unto the altar of God - The altar on Mount Zion, where sacrifices were offered: 2 Samuel 6:17. The meaning is, that he would again unite with others in the public and customary worship of God. Compare the notes at Psalm 42:4. Unto God - Into the immediate presence of God; the place where he was worshipped. My exceeding joy - Margin, the gladness of my joy. The Septuagint renders this, “who makes my youth joyous:” or, “the joy of my youth,”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The psalmist turns to the Lord for rescue from his troubles, for guidance, for restoration, and for vindication.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. the altar--as the chief place of worship. The mention of the harp suggests the prominence of praise in his offering.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 43:4

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Altar
• Harp
• Joy
• 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