Text and Textual Notes Psalm 43

A Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

:s .: : : :s .ze:
WTT
Psalm 43:1
.ze- . :::s:

01) ze: (Qal Impv 2S OS 1SC) "judge"
: (Qal Impv 2SM) "conduct a case, lawsuit"
: (NSM PS 1SC) "dispute, case, lawsuit"
. (NSM) "nation, people"
: (Adj) "one who is faithful, devout"
:: (NSF) "fraud, deceit"
. (NSF) "perversity, wickedness"
ze (Piel Impf 2SM) Qal "escape" Piel "bring to safety" [LXX r`u/sai=deliver as
in LP Pet. 7]
NKJ
Psalm 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly
nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

: .-. : .: s -s:
WTT
Psalm 43:2
:s : -s

02) .: (NSM PS 1SC) "mountain stronhold, place of refuge, fortress"
. (Qal Prf 2SM OS 1SC) "reject; exclude"
(Qal Ptc SM) "grow dark; dress in mourning attire"
(Hithpael Impf 1SC) "walk"
(NSM Cst) "oppression, affliction"
:s (Qal Ptc SM) "enemy"
Lit. "Surely You are the God of my refuge/strength/stronghold. Why do You
exclude me? Why, being dressed for mourning, do I walk in the oppression of my
enemy?"
NKJ
Psalm 43:2 For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
.s: .. : z-:s zs:
WTT
Psalm 43:3
z-.:::s z: s

03) : (Qal Impv 2SM) "send"
s (NSM PS 2SM) "light"
-:s (NSM PS 2SM) "truth"
. (Niphal Impf 3PM PS 1SC) "lead"
s: (Hiphil Impf 3PM OS 1SC) "bring"
::: (NPM PS 2SM) "dwelling place, home"

. -:c ss :s ::s s:s
WTT
Psa 43:4
s :s .:: zs

04) s: (Qal Impf 1SC Cohort) "come"
:: (NSM Cst) "altar'
:c (NSF Cst) "joy"
. (NSM PS 1SC) "rejoicing"
(Hiphil Impf 1SC OS 2SM) "praise"
.: (NSM Cst) "lyre"
Lit. "And I will come to the altar of God, to God, the joy of my rejoicing; And I will
praise You with the harp, O God, my God."
NKJ/ESV
Psalm 43:4 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.

. :-: :e. -:-:
WTT
Psalm 43:5
s .e -.: .s .: :s

05) : (Hithpael Impf 2SM) "be dissolved, melt away"
: (Qal Impf 2SF) 1. "make noise, uproar" 2. "roar" (waves) 3. "give sound "
(bear growling); 4. "be unsteady, restless" (inward parts); 5. "groan"
(Hiphil Impv 2SF) "wait"
s (Hiphil Impf 1SC OS 3SM) "praise" 3. "confess"
.: (NPF) "help, prosperity, salvation"
.e (NPM PS 1SC) "face"
KJV
Psalm 43:5 Why art thou cast down, O 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.





Textual Notes Psalm 43

A Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

01) ze: (Qal Impv 2S OS 1SC) "judge"
: (Qal Impv 2SM) "conduct a case, lawsuit"
: (NSM PS 1SC) "dispute, case, lawsuit"
. (NSM) "nation, people"
: (Adj) "one who is faithful, devout"
:: (NSF) "fraud, deceit"
. (NSF) "perversity, wickedness"
ze (Piel Impf 2SM) Qal "escape" Piel "bring to safety" [LXX r`u/sai=deliver as
in LP Pet. 7]
NKJ
Psalm 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly
nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

02) .: (NSM PS 1SC) "mountain stronhold, place of refuge, fortress"
. (Qal Prf 2SM OS 1SC) "reject; exclude"
(Qal Ptc SM) "grow dark; dress in mourning attire"
(Hithpael Impf 1SC) "walk"
(NSM Cst) "oppression, affliction"
:s (Qal Ptc SM) "enemy"
Lit. "Surely You are the God of my refuge/strength/stronghold. Why do You
exclude me? Why, being dressed for mourning, do I walk in the oppression of my
enemy?"
NKJ
Psalm 43:2 For You are the God of my strength; Why do You cast me off?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

03) : (Qal Impv 2SM) "send"
s (NSM PS 2SM) "light"
-:s (NSM PS 2SM) "truth"
. (Niphal Impf 3PM PS 1SC) "lead"
s: (Hiphil Impf 3PM OS 1SC) "bring"
::: (NPM PS 2SM) "dwelling place, home"

04) s: (Qal Impf 1SC Cohort) "come"
:: (NSM Cst) "altar'
:c (NSF Cst) "joy"
. (NSM PS 1SC) "rejoicing"
(Hiphil Impf 1SC OS 2SM) "praise"
.: (NSM Cst) "lyre"
Lit. "And I will come to the altar of God, to God, the joy of my rejoicing; And I will
praise You with the harp, O God, my God."
NKJ/ESV
Psalm 43:4 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.

05) : (Hithpael Impf 2SM) "be dissolved, melt away"
: (Qal Impf 2SF) 1. "make noise, uproar" 2. "roar" (waves) 3. "give sound "
(bear growling); 4. "be unsteady, restless" (inward parts); 5. "groan"
(Hiphil Impv 2SF) "wait"
s (Hiphil Impf 1SC OS 3SM) "praise" 3. "confess"
.: (NPF) "help, prosperity, salvation"
.e (NPM PS 1SC) "face"
KJV
Psalm 43:5 Why art thou cast down, O 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.