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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.
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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• 8The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. (Psa. 7:8)
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Psa. 26:1• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide. (Psa. 26:1)
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Psa. 35:24• 24Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. (Psa. 35:24)
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Psa. 75:7• 7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. (Psa. 75:7)
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1 Cor. 4:4• 4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. (1 Cor. 4:4)
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1 Peter 2:23• 23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: (1 Peter 2:23)
plead.
Psa. 35:1• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. (Psa. 35:1)
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1 Sam. 24:15• 15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. (1 Sam. 24:15)
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Prov. 22:23• 23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. (Prov. 22:23)
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Prov. 23:11• 11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. (Prov. 23:11)
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Mic. 7:9• 9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. (Mic. 7:9)
ungodly.
or, unmerciful.
the deceitful.
Heb. a man ofdeceit and iniquity.
Psa. 71:4• 4Deliver me, O my God, 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. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Sam. 15:31)
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2 Sam. 16:20‑23• 20Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
 21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
 22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto 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 at the oracle 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• 1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this 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 unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
 4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and 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.