Psalms 43:1
JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
¶ ‖†Iudge mee, O God, and plead my cause against an vngodly nation; O deliuer me from the deceitfull and vniust man.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, vnmercifull.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. from a man of deceit, and iniquitie.
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31¶ And one tolde Dauid, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And Dauid sayde, O LORD, I pray thee turne the counsell of Ahithophel into foolishnesse.
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Psalms 43:1
Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: To argue, appeal, or speak in support of a cause before one who may decide it. Sense 2: To contend, judge, vindicate, or maintain a cause.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.
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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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False or misleading, and therefore untrustworthy.
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Sense 1: Not right, fair, lawful, honest, or equitable; unrighteous, wicked, fraudulent, partial, or withholding what is due. Sense 2: A person so acting.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
1¶ ‖†Iudge mee, O God, and plead my cause against an vngodly nation; O deliuer me from the deceitfull and vniust man.
Selected passage2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
2For thou art the God of my strength, why doest thou cast me off? why goe I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?