Psalms 43:1

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me ²  against an ungodly nation! Deliver me ³  from deceitful and evil men! ⁴ 

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

O God, take up my cause! Defend me against these ungodly people. Rescue me from these unjust liars.

Clear my name, God; stick up for me against these loveless, immoral people. Get me out of here, away from these lying degenerates.

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me!

Vindicate me, O God, And plead my cause against an ungodly nation; Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me ²  against an ungodly nation! Deliver me ³  from deceitful and evil men! ⁴ 

¹ sn Psalm 43. Many medieval Hebrew mss combine Psalm 43 and Psalm 42 into one psalm. Psalm 43 is the only psalm in Book 2 of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72) that does not have a heading, suggesting that it was originally the third and concluding section of Psalm 42. Ps 43:5 is identical to the refrain in Ps 42:11 and almost identical to the refrain in Ps 42:5.

² tn Or “argue my case.”

³ tn The imperfect here expresses a request or wish. Note the imperatives in the first half of the verse. See also v. 3.

⁴ tn Heb “from the deceitful and evil man.” The Hebrew text uses the singular form “man” in a collective sense, as the reference to a “nation” in the parallel line indicates.