Introduction
The psalmist begs God to take his part against his enemies, Psalm 43:1 , Psalm 43:2 ; to send his light and truth to guide him to the tabernacle, Psalm 43:3 ; promises, if brought thither, to be faithful in the Divine service, Psalm 43:4 ; chides himself for despondency, and takes courage, Psalm 43:5 .
There is no title to this Psalm in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee. The Syriac says it was composed "by David when Jonathan told him that Saul intended to slay him." The Arabic says of this, as of the preceding, that it is a prayer for the backsliding Jews. It is most evidently on the same subject with the forty-second Psalm, had the same author or authors, and contains the remaining part of the complaint of the captive Jews in Babylon. It is written as a part of the forty-second Psalm in forty-six of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS.
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