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Psalms 43:2–3

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For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
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From verse 2

  1. Psalms 28:7Rank 1 from verse 2
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    7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

  2. Psalms 42:9Rank 2 from verse 2
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    9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  3. Ephesians 6:10Rank 3 from verse 2
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    10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

  4. Isaiah 40:31Rank 4 from verse 2
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    31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  5. Psalms 94:14Rank 5 from verse 2
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    14For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

  6. Psalms 44:9Rank 6 from verse 2
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    9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

  7. 1 Chronicles 28:9Rank 7 from verse 2
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    9¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  8. Exodus 15:2Rank 8 from verse 2
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    2The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

  9. Isaiah 45:24Rank 9 from verse 2
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    24Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

  10. Psalms 140:7Rank 10 from verse 2
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    7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

  11. Psalms 71:9Rank 11 from verse 2
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    9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

  12. Psalms 77:7Rank 12 from verse 2
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    7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

  13. Zechariah 10:12Rank 13 from verse 2
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    12And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.

  14. Philippians 4:13Rank 14 from verse 2
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    13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  15. Psalms 31:4Rank 15 from verse 2
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    4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 36:9Rank 1 from verse 3
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    9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  2. Proverbs 3:5–6Rank 2 from verse 3
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    5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  3. John 1:4Rank 3 from verse 3
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  4. Psalms 97:11Rank 4 from verse 3
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    11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  5. Psalms 143:10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

  6. Psalms 119:105Rank 6 from verse 3
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    105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  7. Psalms 84:1Rank 7 from verse 3
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    1HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

  8. Psalms 25:4–5Rank 8 from verse 3
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    4Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

    5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

  9. Psalms 40:11Rank 9 from verse 3
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    11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

  10. John 1:17Rank 10 from verse 3
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    17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

  11. Micah 7:8Rank 11 from verse 3
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    8¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

  12. Psalms 132:13–14Rank 12 from verse 3
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    13For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

    14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  13. Micah 7:20Rank 13 from verse 3
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    20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

  14. Psalms 3:4Rank 14 from verse 3
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    4I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

  15. Psalms 57:3Rank 15 from verse 3
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    3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

  16. 1 Chronicles 16:1Rank 16 from verse 3
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    1SO they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

  17. Psalms 2:6Rank 17 from verse 3
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  18. Psalms 42:4Rank 18 from verse 3
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    4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

  19. Psalms 46:4Rank 19 from verse 3
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    4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

  20. Psalms 68:15–16Rank 20 from verse 3
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    15The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

    16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

  21. Psalms 78:68Rank 21 from verse 3
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    68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

  22. 1 Chronicles 16:39Rank 22 from verse 3
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    39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,

  23. 2 Samuel 15:20Rank 23 from verse 3
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    20Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

  24. 1 Chronicles 21:29Rank 24 from verse 3
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    29For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.

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Psalms 43:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

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COMBINED MEANING

strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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dost

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Sense 1: Do: perform, act, or carry out. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mourning

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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of mourn, meaning to grieve, sorrow, lament, weep, or express distress. Sense 2: To show the effects of ruin and sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 43:3

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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lead

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Sense 1: A soft, heavy metal. Sense 2: As a verb, to guide, conduct, or go before.

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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43:1JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

43:2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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43:3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

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43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

43:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

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