Psalms 43

The psalmist pleads with Elohim to vindicate him against an ungodly nation and deceitful oppressors, questioning why Elohim has cast him off amid mourning.[1][2][3] He prays for Elohim's light and truth to lead him to the holy hill and tabernacle, vowing praise at the altar, and encourages his soul to hope in Elohim.[3][4]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שָׁפְטֵ֤/נִי 𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤍𐤉 shafeteni
Judge me
Judge me
HVqv2ms/Sp1cs H8199
2 אֱלֹהִ֨ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
O Elohim
HNcmpa H430
3 וְ/רִ֘יבָ֤/ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤄 verivah
and contend
and contend
HC/Vqv2ms/Sh H7378
4 רִיבִ֗/י 𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤉 rivi
my dispute
my dispute
HNcbsc/Sp1cs H7379
5 מִ/גּ֥וֹי 𐤌/𐤂𐤅𐤉 migoy
from a people-group
from a nation
HR/Ncmsa H1471
6 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
7 חָסִ֑יד 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃 chasid
loyal-love devotee
loyal-love devotee
HAamsa H2623
8 מֵ֤/אִישׁ 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤔 meish
from a man
from a man
HR/Ncmsc H376
9 מִרְמָ֖ה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah
deliberate deceit
deliberate deceit
HNcfsa H4820
10 וְ/עַוְלָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 veavelah
and injustice
and injustice
HC/Ncbsa H5766
11 תְפַלְּטֵֽ/נִי 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤈/𐤍𐤉 tefaleteni
You will rescue me
You will rescue me
HVpi2ms/Sp1cs H6403
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah
you
you
HPp2ms H859
3 אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones of
Elohim of
HNcmpc H430
4 מָֽעוּזִּ/י֮ 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤆/𐤉 mauzi
my stronghold
my stronghold
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H4581
5 לָ/מָ֪ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah
for what?
why
HR/Ti H4100
6 זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥/נִי 𐤆𐤍𐤇𐤕/𐤍𐤉 zenachetani
You pushed me aside
You have rejected me
HVqp2ms/Sp1cs H2186
7 לָֽ/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah-2
for what?
why
HR/Ti H4100
8 קֹדֵ֥ר 𐤒𐤃𐤓 qoder
darkening one
mourning
HVqrmsa H6937
9 אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ 𐤀𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 etehalekhe
I will walk about
I walk about
HVti1cs H1980
10 בְּ/לַ֣חַץ 𐤁/𐤋𐤇𐤑 belachats lata (Kikongo)
in pressing-distress
in oppression
HR/Ncmsc H3906
11 אוֹיֵֽב 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 oyev
hostile one
of the enemy
HVqrmsa H341
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 שְׁלַח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shelach
Send forth!
Send forth!
HVqv2ms H7971
2 אוֹרְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤅𐤓/𐤊 orekha
your light
your light
HNcbsc/Sp2ms H216
3 וַ֭/אֲמִתְּ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 vaamitekha
your steadfast reliability
and your truth
HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms H571
4 הֵ֣מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah
they
they
HPp3mp H1992
5 יַנְח֑וּ/נִי 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤅/𐤍𐤉 yanechuni
they will guide me
they will guide me
HVhi3mp/Sp1cs H5148
6 יְבִיא֥וּ/נִי 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤍𐤉 yeviuni
they will bring me in
they will bring me in
HVhi3mp/Sp1cs H935
7 אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el
toward
toward
HR H413
8 הַֽר 𐤄𐤓 har
mountain of
mountain of
HNcmsc H2022
9 קָ֝דְשְׁ/ךָ֗ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤊 qadeshekha
your holiness
your holiness
HNcmsc/Sp2ms H6944
10 וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel
and toward
and toward
HC/R H413
11 מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊 mishekenoteykha
your dwelling-places
your dwelling-places
HNcmpc/Sp2ms H4908
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ/אָב֤וֹאָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤄 veavoah
and let me come
and let me come
HC/Vqh1cs H935
2 אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el
toward
toward
HR H413
3 מִזְבַּ֬ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach
sacrifice-place
altar of
HNcmsc H4196
4 אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
of Elohim
HNcmpa H430
5 אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2
toward
toward
HR H413
6 אֵל֮ 𐤀𐤋 el-3
toward
mighty one
HNcmsc H410
7 שִׂמְחַ֪ת 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕 simechat Nsansamuka (Bemba)
joy of
joy of
HNcfsc H8057
8 גִּ֫ילִ֥/י 𐤂𐤉𐤋/𐤉 gili
Exult!
my exultation
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H1524
9 וְ/אוֹדְ/ךָ֥ 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤃/𐤊 veodekha yidika (Kikongo)
and I will acknowledge you
and I will praise you
HC/Vhi1cs/Sp2ms H3034
10 בְ/כִנּ֗וֹר 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 vekhinor
lyre
with lyre
HR/Ncmsa H3658
11 אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi)
mighty ones
Elohim
HNcmpa H430
12 אֱלֹהָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi)
my mighty ones
my Elohim
HNcmpc/Sp1cs H430
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah
what?
why
HTi H4100
2 תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤇𐤇𐤉 tishetochachi
you bow yourself down
you bow yourself down
HVri2fs H7817
3 נַפְשִׁ/י֮ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi
my living being
my life
HNcbsc/Sp1cs H5315
4 וּֽ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah
and what?
and why
HC/Ti H4100
5 תֶּהֱמִ֪י 𐤕𐤄𐤌𐤉 tehemi kuma (Kikongo)
you roar
you are in tumult
HVqi2fs H1993
6 עָ֫לָ֥/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay
upon me
within me
HR/Sp1cs H5921
7 הוֹחִ֣ילִי 𐤄𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤉 hochili
cause yourself to hope expectantly
cause yourself to hope expectantly
HVhv2fs H3176
8 לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi)
to mighty ones
in Elohim
HR/Ncmpa H430
9 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
10 ע֣וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od
still, again, further
again
HD H5750
11 אוֹדֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤅𐤃/𐤍𐤅 odenu yidika (Kikongo)
still him
I will praise him
HVhi1cs/Sp3ms H3034
12 יְשׁוּעֹ֥ת 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕 yeshuot
deliverances of
deliverances of
HNcfpc H3444
13 פָּ֝נַ֗/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay
my face
my face
HNcbpc/Sp1cs H6440
14 וֵֽ/אלֹהָֽ/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 velohay Mulimu (Lozi)
and my Mighty-Ones
and my Elohim
HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs H430