Psalm 43:2

2 Pois tu, ó Deus, és a minha fortaleza.Por que me rejeitaste?Por que devo sair vagueando e pranteando,oprimido pelo inimigo?

Psalm 43:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 43:2

For thou [art] the God of my strength
Who being the strong and mighty God was able to deliver and save him, as well as to plead his cause; and was the author and giver of strength, natural and spiritual, to him; and was the strength of his heart, life and salvation; and is a good reason why he committed his cause unto him;

why doest thou cast me off?
this is the language of unbelief: it being what was not in reality, only in appearance: the psalmist was ready to conclude he was cast off and rejected of God, because he was afflicted and left in a desolate condition by him, and he did not immediately arise to his help and deliverance, and had withdrawn the light of his countenance from him; but God does not cast off or reject any of his people; they always continue in his love, and in his covenant, and in the hands of his Son; they are always in his sight and family, and shall never perish eternally; and whoever casts them off, or casts them out, he will not;

why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
(See Gill on Psalms 42:9).

Psalm 43:2 In-Context

1 Faze-me justiça, ó Deus,e defende a minha causa contra um povo infiel;livra-me dos homens traidores e perversos.

2 Pois tu, ó Deus, és a minha fortaleza.Por que me rejeitaste?Por que devo sair vagueando e pranteando,oprimido pelo inimigo?

3 Envia a tua luz e a tua verdade;elas me guiarãoe me levarão ao teu santo monte,ao lugar onde habitas.

4 Então irei ao altar de Deus,a Deus, a fonte da minha plena alegria.Com a harpa te louvarei,ó Deus, meu Deus!

5 Por que você está assim tão triste, ó minha alma?Por que está assim tão perturbada dentro de mim?Ponha a sua esperança em Deus!Pois ainda o louvarei;ele é o meu Salvador e o meu Deus.