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A pale stony road climbing through dark Judean hills in the last of the night, the first gray-gold light just reaching it.

Lament

Psalm 43

The same voice as Psalm 42, still far away, now asking to be led home.

5 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

  1. 1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
  2. 42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressurePsalm 43
  3. 73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
  4. 90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
  5. 107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

Send Out Your Light

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case

against an ungodly nation;

deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

For You are the God of my refuge.

Why have You rejected me?

Why must I walk in sorrow

because of the enemy’s oppression?

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Morning view from the road north of Jerusalem to the small walled city on its ridge, the long plain temple small on the height, olive terraces below.

Send out Your light and Your truth;

let them lead me.

Let them bring me to Your holy mountain

and to the place where You dwell.

Then I will go to the altar of God,

to God, my greatest joy.

I will praise You with the harp,

O God, my God.

Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why the unease within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him,

my Savior and my God.

One song

Longing42:1–4Refrain42:5Drowning42:6–10Refrain42:11Led home43:1–4Refrain43:5

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The refrain’s words hardly change. The one singing them moves.

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A verse to carry with you

Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.

Psalm 43:3

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