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43:1 The requesting at time of conflict
The Prayer of Someone in Exile; Prayer to God in Time of Trouble
43 God, declare me ≈to be innocent,
and defend my case against an unfaithful nation.
Deliver me from deceitful and evil #people.
2 For you are the God ≈who’s my place of safety.
Why have you rejected me?
Why do I walk around mourning because of an enemy’s oppression?
3 Send out your light and your truth—let them lead me.
Let them bring me to your sacred mountain
≈and to your #residence.
to the God ≈who gives me great fulfillment.
I will praise you with the harp, oh God, my God.
5 My soul, why are you bowed down?
≈And why are you upset within me?
Put your hope in God, because I’ll thank him again—
≈my God’s presence leads to my being saved.
↑ 43 Vindicate_me Oh_god and_plead cause_of_my against_nation not faithful from_man deceit and_unjust rescue_me.
2 If/because you are_the_god_of refuge_of_my to/for_why rejected_me to/for_what mourning do_I_go_about in/on/at/with_oppression_of an_enemy.
3 Send light_of_your and_truth_of_your they lead_me bring_me to the_mountain_of holy_of_your and_near/to dwelling_places_of_your.
4 And_go to the_altar_of god to the_god_of the_joy_of surpassing_of_my and_praise_you in/on/at/with_lyre Oh_god god_of_my.
5 Why are_you_bowed_down soul_of_my and_why are_you_in_turmoil within_me wait in_god if/because again praise_him the_salvation(s)_of countenance_of_my and_god_of_my.
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