Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 43 · light and darkness and praise and worship

5 verses1 sections1 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 43 contains 5 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include light and darkness, praise and worship, and salvation and deliverance.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 43?

The chapter opens, “Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.” It closes in verse 5, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
light and darknesspraise and worshipsalvation and deliverance
Passage
Psalms 43:1–5
Reading time
About 1 minute · 130 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 43 outline

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  1. Verses 1–5

    Light and Darkness · Praise and Worship

    Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 43 KJV

1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.