Discovery BoxPsalms 43:3 
Context43:3 Reveal 1 your light 2 and your faithfulness!
They will lead me, 3
they will escort 4 me back to your holy hill, 5
and to the place where you live. 6
Psalms 48:1
ContextA song, a psalm by the Korahites.
48:1 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise
in the city of our God, 8 his holy hill.
1 tn Heb “send.”
2 sn God’s deliverance is compared here to a light which will lead the psalmist back home to the Lord’s temple. Divine deliverance will in turn demonstrate the Lord’s faithfulness to his people.
3 tn Or “may they lead me.” The prefixed verbal forms here and in the next line may be taken as jussives.
4 tn Heb “bring.”
5 sn In this context the Lord’s holy hill is Zion/Jerusalem. See Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 48:1; 87:1; Dan 9:16.
6 tn Or “to your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the
7 sn Psalm 48. This so-called “Song of Zion” celebrates the greatness and glory of the Lord’s dwelling place, Jerusalem. His presence in the city elevates it above all others and assures its security.
8 sn The city of our God is Jerusalem, which is also referred to here as “his holy hill,” that is, Zion (see v. 2, as well as Isa 66:20; Joel 2:1; 3:17; Zech 8:3; Pss 2:6; 15:1; 43:3; 87:1; Dan 9:16).
