Psalms 43 · Verse 3

Psalms 43:3

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

Psalms 43:3 in other translations

BSBSend 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.
WEBOh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.
ASVOh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
YLTSend forth Thy light and Thy truth, They--they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.
DARBYSend out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
BBEO send out your light and your true word; let them be my guide: let them take me to your holy hill, and to your tents.
WebsterO send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me to thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

What does Psalms 43:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. light--as in Psa 27:1. truth--or, "faithfulness" (Psa 25:5), manifest it by fulfilling promises. Light and truth are personified as messengers who will bring him to the privileged place of worship. tabernacles--plural, in allusion to the various courts.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 O send out thy light and thy truth - We are in darkness and distress, O send light and prosperity; we look for the fulfillment of thy promises, O send forth thy truth. Let thy fight guide me to thy holy hill, to the country of my fathers; let thy truth lead me to thy tabernacles, there to worship thee in spirit and in truth.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 43:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שְׁלַח\־she.lach-sendH7971
אוֹרְךָ֣'or.Khalight yourH216
וַ֭אֲמִתְּךָVa.'a.mi.te.khaand truth yourH571
הֵ֣מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
יַנְח֑וּנִיyan.Chu.nimay they lead meH5148
יְבִיא֥וּנִיye.vi.'U.nimay they bring meH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַֽר\־har-[the] mountain ofH2022
קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗kod.she.chaholiness yourH6944
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽיךָ\׃mish.ke.no.Tei.khadwelling place<s> yourH4908

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 43:3

  • Psalms 36:9

    For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  • Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • John 1:4

    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Psalms 143:10

    Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

  • Psalms 119:105

    נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  • Psalms 84:1

    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

  • Psalms 40:11

    Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

  • Psalms 25:4-5

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

  • Psalms 132:13-14

    For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • Micah 7:8

    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.

  • John 1:17

    For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
send.
40:11; 57:3; 97:11; 119:105; 2Sa 15:20; Mic 7:8,20; Joh 1:4,17
lead.
25:4,5; 143:10; Pr 3:5,6
thy holy.
2:6; 3:4; 68:15,16; 78:68; 132:13,14
tabernacles.
1Ch 16:1,39; 21:29

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Context

  • Psalms 43:2

    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?

  • Psalms 43:3

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

  • Psalms 43:4

    Then 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.

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Psalms 43:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Envía tu luz y tu verdad: éstas me guiarán, me conducirán al monte de tu santidad, y á tus tabernáculos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Envoie ta lumière et ta vérité: elles me conduiront, elles m’amèneront à ta montagne sainte et à tes demeures.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sende dein Licht und deine Wahrheit; sie sollen mich leiten, mich bringen zu deinem heiligen Berge und zu deinen Wohnungen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Manus tua gentes disperdidit, et plantasti eos; afflixisti populos, et expulisti eos.