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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.

Context of Psalms 43:3

1Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked. 2You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? 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. 4Then 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. 5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• O send outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• thy lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• and thy truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• let them leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• me; let them bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me unto thy holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• and to thy tabernaclesמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Psalms 43:3

• Psalms 40:11Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
• Psalms 57:3He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me— God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.
• Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
• Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
• 2 Samuel 15:20You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.”
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• John 1:4In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
• Psalms 25:4Show me your ways, 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, my holy mountain.”
• Psalms 3:4I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain.
• Psalms 68:15Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
• 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 dwelling, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 16:1They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship 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
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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