Salmos 43:1

1 ¡Hazme justicia, oh Dios!Defiende mi causa frente a esta nación impía;líbrame de gente mentirosa y perversa.

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 ¡Hazme justicia, oh Dios!Defiende mi causa frente a esta nación impía;líbrame de gente mentirosa y perversa.

2 Tú eres mi Dios y mi fortaleza:¿Por qué me has rechazado?¿Por qué debo andar de lutoy oprimido por el enemigo?

3 Envía tu luz y tu verdad;que ellas me guíen a tu monte santo,que me lleven al lugar donde tú habitas.

4 Llegaré entonces al altar de Dios,del Dios de mi alegría y mi deleite,y allí, oh Dios, mi Dios,te alabaré al son del arpa.

5 ¿Por qué voy a inquietarme?¿Por qué me voy a angustiar?En Dios pondré mi esperanza,y todavía lo alabaré.¡Él es mi Salvador y mi Dios!