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 you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me? 3Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live. Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp. 5Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Psalms 43:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then will I goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• unto Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• my exceedingשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• joyגִּילgîyl · rejoicingH1524
• yea, upon the harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• will I praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034

Cross-references for Psalms 43:4

• Psalms 66:13I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
• Psalms 116:12How can I repay the Lord for all his acts of kindness to me?
• Psalms 71:23My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!
• Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
• Habakkuk 3:17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
• Romans 5:11Not only this, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
• Psalms 57:8Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!
• Psalms 71:22I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!
• Psalms 81:2Sing a song and play the tambourine, the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!
• 2 Samuel 6:5while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before the Lord, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.
• Revelation 5:8and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints).
• Psalms 42:6I am depressed, so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, 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