Psalms 43:3

3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

Psalms 43:3 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
3 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.
The Message Bible (MSG)
3 Give me your lantern and compass, give me a map, So I can find my way to the sacred mountain, to the place of your presence,
American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Send your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling place.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
3 Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling place.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
3 Send out your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me back to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.

Psalms 43:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 43:3

O send out thy light and thy truth
By light is meant, not the law, as Arama; but rather, as some Jewish F16 interpreters understand it, the Messiah, the sun of righteousness, and light of the world; who is the author of all light, natural, spiritual, and eternal; and whose coming into the world is often signified by being sent into it. The Spirit of God also is the enlightener of men, both at first conversion and afterwards, and is sent down into their hearts as a comforter of them, by being the Spirit of adoption. The Gospel of Christ is a great and glorious light, which, with the Holy Ghost, is sent down from heaven; though perhaps here rather may be meant the light of God's countenance, the discoveries of his favour and lovingkindness, which produce light, life, joy, peace, and comfort: and by "truth" may be meant, either Christ himself, who is the truth; or the Gospel the word of truth; or rather the faithfulness of God in the fulfilment of his promises; and so the words are a petition that God would show forth his lovingkindness, and make good his word, which would be of the following use:

let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy
tabernacles;
that is, to the place of public worship, where the tabernacle was, the "hill" where it was, which seems to be Mount Zion; and is called "holy"; not that there was any real holiness in it; only relative, because of the worship of God in it; and the "tabernacle" is called "tabernacles", because of the holy place and the most holy place in it; the one being the first, the other the second tabernacle, as in ( Hebrews 9:2 Hebrews 9:3 ) ; and this hill and tabernacles represented the church and ordinances of God, to which such who are possessed of light and truth are led.


FOOTNOTES:

F16 Midrash Tillim, & Jarchi, in loc.

Psalms 43:3 In-Context

1 Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.
2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Cross References 5

  • 1. Psalms 27:1; Psalms 36:9
  • 2. S Psalms 26:3
  • 3. S Psalms 25:5
  • 4. Psalms 2:6; Psalms 42:4
  • 5. S 2 Samuel 15:25; Psalms 84:1
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