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Psalm 43

Psa. 43:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Judge
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
me, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, and plead
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
my cause
riyb (Hebrew #7379)
from 7378; a contest (personal or legal)
KJV usage: + adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or rib {reeb}
against an τungodly
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
nation
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
: O deliver
palat (Hebrew #6403)
to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
KJV usage: calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.
Pronounce: paw-lat'
Origin: a primitive root
me from φthe deceitful
mirmah (Hebrew #4820)
fraud
KJV usage: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Pronounce: meer-maw'
Origin: from 7411 in the sense of deceiving
and unjust
`evel (Hebrew #5766)
and (feminine) lavlah {av-law'}; or owlah {o-law'}; or .olah {o-law'}; from 5765; (moral) evil
KJV usage: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
Pronounce: eh'-vel
Origin: or lavel {aw'-vel}
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
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or, unmerciful.
φ
a man of deceit and iniquity.

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1-4:  David, praying to be restored to the temple, promises to serve God joyfully.
5:  He encourages his soul to trust in God.
A.M. 2983.
B.C. 1021.
(Title.)This Psalm is evidently a continuation of the preceding, and had the same author; and they are written as one in forty-six MSS.
The sameness of subject, similarity of composition, and return of the same burden in both, are sufficient evidence of this opinion.Judge.
Psa. 7:8• 8Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me. (Psa. 7:8)
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Psa. 26:1• 1A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip. (Psa. 26:1)
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Psa. 35:24• 24Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me. (Psa. 35:24)
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Psa. 75:7• 7For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another. (Psa. 75:7)
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1 Cor. 4:4• 4For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord. (1 Cor. 4:4)
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1 Peter 2:23• 23who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, threatened not; but gave himself over into the hands of him who judges righteously; (1 Peter 2:23)
plead.
Psa. 35:1• 1A Psalm of David. Strive, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me; fight against them that fight against me: (Psa. 35:1)
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1 Sam. 24:15• 15Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice in delivering me out of thy hand. (1 Sam. 24:15)
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Prov. 22:23• 23for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them. (Prov. 22:23)
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Prov. 23:11• 11for their redeemer is mighty; he will plead their cause against thee. (Prov. 23:11)
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Mic. 7:9• 9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah--for I have sinned against him--until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness. (Mic. 7:9)
ungodly.
or, unmerciful.
the deceitful.
Heb. a man ofdeceit and iniquity.
Psa. 71:4• 4My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. (Psa. 71:4)
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2 Sam. 15:31• 31And one told David saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then said David, Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Sam. 15:31)
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2 Sam. 16:20‑23• 20And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
 21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art become odious with thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strong.
 22So they spread a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
 23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. (2 Sam. 16:20‑23)
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2 Sam. 17:1‑4• 1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David to-night;
 2and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;
 3and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.
 4And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel. (2 Sam. 17:1‑4)
• Book 2, Series 1. The Great Tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• In psalm 42 we have seen the soul internally restored and animated to an earnest thirsting after God Himself, seeking all its joy in Himself. Being brought to that, psalm 43 is looking out for a deliverance, which shall enable it to enjoy God freely and fully. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 42-44” by J.N. Darby)
• In this psalm the earnest desire of the godly man is to be delivered from his different foes— “an ungodly nation,” the Jews; “the deceitful and unjust man”―the Antichrist. (“Psalms 43” by H. Smith)
• Being cast out the godly remnant suffer under a double character of persecution: from their apostate brethren (“the ungodly nation,” vs. 1), and from the Gentiles (“the enemy,” vs. 2) into whose lands bordering Israel they have been forced to flee. (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Judge meg, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodlyh nation; deliver me from the deceitful and unrighteous man.

JND Translation Notes

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That is, as often, "Do me justice."
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Heb. goi lo-chasid, "nation not-merciful." see Isa. 1.4 -- contrast to Ps. 86.2. see Ps. 4.3.