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Judge me,שָׁפְטֵנִיElohim,אֱלֹהִיםand contend forוְרִיבָהmy caseרִיבִיagainst a nationמִגּוֹיnotלֹאfaithful;חָסִידfrom the manמֵאִישׁof deceitמִרְמָהand injusticeוְעַוְלָהbring me to safety.תְפַלְּטֵנִי
Psalms 43:1
Study it in the app“Judge me, Elohim, and contend for my case against a nation not faithful; from the man of deceit and injustice bring me to safety.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 43:1, word by word
- Judge meשָׁפְטֵshafte
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shafte” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and contend forרִיבָriva
plead
To argue a cause; YHWH accuses his people.
Where else “riva” appears- my caseרִיבִrivi
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “rivi” appears- against a nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- faithfulחָסִידchasid
faithful one, godly
Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.
Where else “chasid” appears- from the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- and injusticeעַוְלָהavla
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “avla” appears- bring me to safetyתְפַלְּטֵtefalte
bring to safety
To bring someone out of danger and set him safe.
Where else “tefalte” appears
Translation note
“Judge me”: do me justice, pronounce sentence in my favor. This psalm has no title and repeats the refrain of Psalm 42; the two form a single poem.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For you are the Elohim of my stronghold; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about in mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?