Psalms 43:1

JPS_ASV_Byz⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Be Thou my judge, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

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Psalms 43:1 David, praying to be restored to the temple, promises to serve God joyfully.
Psalms 43:5 He encourages his soul to trust in God.

A.M. 2983. B.C. 1021. (Title.)This Psalm is evidently a continuation of the preceding, and had the same author; and they are written as one in forty-six MSS. The sameness of subject, similarity of composition, and return of the same burden in both, are sufficient evidence of this opinion.
Judge.
Psalms 7:8; Psalms 26:1; Psalms 35:24; Psalms 75:7; 1 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Peter 2:23
plead.
Psalms 35:1; 1 Samuel 24:15; Proverbs 22:23; Proverbs 23:11; Micah 7:9
ungodly. or, unmerciful. the deceitful. Heb. a man ofdeceit and iniquity.
Psalms 71:4; 2 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 16:20-23; 2 Samuel 17:1-4