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, God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; Save me from the deceitful and unjust person! 2For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Send out Your light and Your truth, they shall lead me; They shall bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places. 4Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And I will praise You on the lyre, God, my God. 5Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.

Psalms 43:3 word by word

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

• Sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• and Your truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• they shall leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• They shall bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• dwellingמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Psalms 43:3

• Psalms 40:11You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
• Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven and save me; He rebukes the one who tramples upon me. Selah God will send His favor and His truth.
• Psalms 97:11Light is sown like seed for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
• Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
• 2 Samuel 15:20You came only yesterday, so should I make you wander with us today, while I go wherever I go? Return and take your brothers back; mercy and truth be with you.”
• Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, enemy of mine. Though I fall I will rise; Though I live in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.
• John 1:4In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind.
• Psalms 25:4Make me know Your ways, Lord; Teach me Your paths.
• Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
• Proverbs 3:5Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
• Psalms 2:6“But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
• Psalms 3:4I was crying out to the Lord with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah
• Psalms 68:15The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of God; The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it as His dwelling place.
• 1 Chronicles 16:1And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered 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
• Wisdom
• Word of God

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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