Salmos 43:1

1 Júzgame, oh Dios, y pleitea mi pleito; de gente no misericordiosa, de varón de engaño me libra

Salmos 43:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God
The Targum adds, with the judgment of truth; see ( Romans 2:2 ) ;

and plead my cause;
which was a righteous one; and therefore he could commit it to God to be tried and judged by him, and could put it into his hands to plead it for him; (See Gill on Psalms 35:1);

against an ungodly nation;
meaning either the Philistines, among whom he was; or his own nation, when they joined his son Absalom in rebellion against him: some understand it of the great numbers that were with Saul, when he was persecuted by him;

O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man;
either Absalom, who, under pretence of a vow he had vowed in Hebron, got leave of David to go thither, and then engaged in a conspiracy against him; or Ahithophel, who had been his friend and acquaintance, but now joined with Absalom. It is true of Saul, who, under pretence of friendship, sought his ruin, and to whom he expressed himself almost in the same words here used; see ( 1 Samuel 18:17 1 Samuel 18:25 ) ( 1 Samuel 24:12 1 Samuel 24:15 ) .

Salmos 43:1 In-Context

1 Júzgame, oh Dios, y pleitea mi pleito; de gente no misericordiosa, de varón de engaño me libra

2 Porque tú eres el Dios de mi fortaleza, ¿por qué me has desechado? ¿Por qué andaré enlutado por la opresión del enemigo

3 Envía tu luz y tu verdad; éstas me guiarán; me conducirán al monte de tu santidad, y a tus tabernáculos

4 Y entraré al altar de Dios, al Dios de mi alegría de mi gozo; y te alabaré con arpa, oh Dios, Dios mío

5 ¿Por qué te abates, oh alma mía, y por qué bramas contra mí? Espera a Dios; porque aún tengo de alabar a quien es la salud de mi rostro, y el Dios mío