Psalms 43:3

What does Psalms 43:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 43:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

O send out your light and your true word; let them be my guide: let them take me to your holy hill, and to your tents.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, They--they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thy hand destroyed the Gentiles, and thou plantedst them: thou didst afflict the people and cast them out.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.

Context

v.2For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

v.3This passage

v.4Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 119:105

    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

  • Psalms 40:11

    Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

  • Psalms 25:4

    Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Psalms 132:13

    For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:1

    And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

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