Psalm 43³⁵

43:1 Vindicate me, O God!
Fight for me¹ against an ungodly nation!
Deliver me² from deceitful and evil men!³
43:2 For you are the God who shelters me.⁴
Why do you reject me?⁵
Why must I walk around⁶ mourning⁷
because my enemies oppress me?
43:3 Reveal⁸ your light⁹ and your faithfulness!
They will lead me,¹⁰
they will escort¹¹ me back to your holy hill,¹²
and to the place where you live.¹³
43:4 Then I will go¹⁴ to the altar of God,
to the God who gives me ecstatic joy,¹⁵
so that I express my thanks to you,¹⁶ O God, my God, with a harp.
43:5 Why are you depressed,¹⁷ O my soul?¹⁸
Why are you upset?¹⁹
Wait for God!
For I will again give thanks
to my God for his saving intervention.²⁰