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Psalm 43:3 Send 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.
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Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send out Your light and Your truth, they shall lead me; They shall bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O send out Thy light and Thy truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Thy holy hill, And to Thy dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Oh send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy mountain And to Your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Send your light and your truth to guide me. Let them lead me to your house on your sacred mountain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Send your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Send your light and your truth; may they lead me and bring me back to Zion, your sacred hill, and to your Temple, where you live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Send forth your light and your truth so they may guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Send 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, To your tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me to thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Send forth Your light and Your truth, "" They lead me, they bring me in, "" To Your holy hill, and to Your dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, They -- they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Send forth thy light and thy truth; they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mountain and to thy tents.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Send forth thy light and thy truth : they have conducted me, and brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy tabernacles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 42:3>Send forth your light and your truth. They have guided me and led me, to your holy mountain and into your tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That I may come to the altar of God, to God, my joy, my delight. Then I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O send out thy light and thy truth; let them comfort me; let them bring me unto thy holy mountain and to thy tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Send your light and your truth and comfort me, and they will bring me to your holy mountain and to your tent.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O send out Thy light and Thy truth; let them lead me; Let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain, and to Thy dwelling-places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Send forth thy light and thy truth: they have led me, and brought me to thy holy mountain, and to thy tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/43-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5083" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/43.htm">Send Out Your Light</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·laḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Send out</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">Your light</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">and Your truth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">let them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="5148: yan·ḥū·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs) -- To lead, guide. A primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport.">lead me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yə·ḇî·’ū·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Let them bring me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the place where You dwell.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a></span><br />The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a></span><br />And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19-20</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-5.htm">Isaiah 2:5</a></span><br />Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Isaiah 58:8</a></span><br />Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O send out your light and your truth: let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill, and to your tabernacles.</p><p class="hdg">send</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Psalm 40:11</a></b></br> Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Psalm 57:3</a></b></br> He shall send from heaven, and save me <i>from</i> the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-11.htm">Psalm 97:11</a></b></br> Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.</p><p class="hdg">lead</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-4.htm">Psalm 25:4,5</a></b></br> Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Psalm 143:10</a></b></br> Teach me to do thy will; for thou <i>art</i> my God: thy spirit <i>is</i> good; lead me into the land of uprightness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5,6</a></b></br> Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding… </p><p class="hdg">thy holy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6</a></b></br> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Psalm 3:4</a></b></br> I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Psalm 68:15,16</a></b></br> The hill of God <i>is as</i> the hill of Bashan; an high hill <i>as</i> the hill of Bashan… </p><p class="hdg">tabernacles</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">1 Chronicles 16:1,39</a></b></br> So 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-29.htm">1 Chronicles 21:29</a></b></br> For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, <i>were</i> at that season in the high place at Gibeon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Dwelling-Places</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/psalms/42-6.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Places</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/61-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Dwelling-Places</a> <a href="/psalms/44-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/48-14.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">David, praying to be restored to the temple, promises to serve God joyfully</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/43-5.htm">He encourages his soul to trust in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Send out Your light and Your truth;</b><br>This phrase calls upon God to provide guidance and revelation. In biblical context, "light" often symbolizes God's presence, purity, and guidance (<a href="/psalms/27.htm">Psalm 27:1</a>, <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>). "Truth" represents God's faithfulness and the reliability of His word (<a href="/john/17-17.htm">John 17:17</a>). The psalmist seeks divine illumination and truth to navigate through life's challenges, reflecting a deep trust in God's character. This request for light and truth can be seen as a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ, who is described as the "light of the world" and the embodiment of truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<p><b>let them lead me.</b><br>The psalmist desires to be led by God's light and truth, indicating a willingness to follow divine direction. This reflects a common biblical theme of God as a shepherd leading His people (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1-3</a>). The imagery of being led suggests a journey or pilgrimage, often associated with spiritual growth and seeking God's presence. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God's guidance, as seen in the Israelites' journey through the wilderness led by a pillar of cloud and fire (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>).<p><b>Let them bring me to Your holy mountain</b><br>The "holy mountain" refers to Mount Zion, a significant location in biblical history and theology. It is the site of the Temple in Jerusalem, representing God's dwelling place among His people (<a href="/psalms/48.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a>). The mountain symbolizes a place of worship, communion with God, and spiritual elevation. This phrase reflects the psalmist's longing to be in God's presence, a theme echoed throughout the Psalms. The mountain also has eschatological significance, pointing to the ultimate gathering of God's people in His presence (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a>).<p><b>and to the place where You dwell.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the desire to be in God's presence, specifically in the Temple, which was considered God's earthly dwelling place (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-13</a>). The Temple was central to Israelite worship and the sacrificial system, symbolizing God's covenant relationship with His people. This longing for God's dwelling place reflects a deep spiritual yearning for communion with God, a theme that resonates with the New Testament understanding of believers as the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>). The ultimate fulfillment of this desire is found in the New Jerusalem, where God will dwell with His people eternally (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/43.htm">Psalm 43</a>, traditionally attributed to David, is seeking God's guidance and presence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being whom the Psalmist is addressing, asking for light and truth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_mountain.htm">Holy Mountain</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's presence, often associated with Mount Zion or the temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/place_where_you_dwell.htm">Place Where You Dwell</a></b><br>Refers to the temple or the presence of God, a place of worship and communion with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_guidance.htm">Seeking Divine Guidance</a></b><br>The Psalmist's plea for God's light and truth highlights the importance of seeking divine guidance in our lives. We should regularly pray for God's direction in our decisions and paths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_as_our_goal.htm">God's Presence as Our Goal</a></b><br>The desire to be led to God's holy mountain and dwelling place underscores the ultimate goal of being in God's presence. Our spiritual journey should focus on drawing closer to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/light_and_truth_in_christ.htm">Light and Truth in Christ</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Jesus embodies the light and truth. As Christians, we find our guidance and truth in following Christ's teachings and example.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture.htm">The Role of Scripture</a></b><br>God's light and truth are revealed through His Word. Regular study and meditation on Scripture are essential for understanding God's will and direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The reference to God's dwelling place reminds us of the importance of communal worship and fellowship with other believers as we seek God's presence together.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_43_3_conflict_with_science.htm">Does Psalm 43:3’s mention of “light and truth” conflict with modern scientific definitions of these concepts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_world_passing_away.htm">How can one be light in the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_43_2_imply_god_forsakes.htm">Why does Psalm 43:2 suggest God has forsaken the writer, when other passages emphasize God’s constant presence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god's_demand_for_repentance_contradictory.htm">(Jeremiah 13:16-17) Isn't it contradictory for God to demand repentance while also foretelling inevitable punishment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me.</span>--Instead of the violent and contemptuous escort of Assyrian soldiers, leading the exile away from the "holy hill," the poet prays for God's light and truth to lead him, like two angel guides, back to it. Light and truth! What a guidance in this world of falsehood and shadow! The <span class= "ital">Urim </span>and <span class= "ital">Thummim </span>of the saints (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm" title="And of Levi he said, Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your holy one, whom you did prove at Massah, and with whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah;">Deuteronomy 33:8</a>), the promised attendants of Israel, have been, and are, the escort of all faithful souls in all ages.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O send out thy light and thy truth</span> (<a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Psalm 40:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Psalm 57:3</a>, where, however, "mercy (<span class="hebrew">חסד</span>) and truth" take the place of "light and truth"). Both words equally signify God's favour. Let them lead me. As the pillar of fire and of the cloud led the Israelites into the promised land, so let God's "light and truth" now lead David back to Jerusalem and God's "holy hill of Zion." <span class="cmt_word">Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles;</span> or, <span class="accented">thy dwelling-place.</span> In his exile it was David's most earnest desire to revisit the tabernacle which he had set up on Mount Zion, where God's presence dwelt, and prayer was most acceptably offered (see <a href="/2_samuel/15-25.htm">2 Samuel 15:25</a>; <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a>). He had made his being brought back to it a test of the return of God's favour (<a href="/2_samuel/15-25.htm">2 Samuel 15:25, 26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/43-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Send out</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלַח־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·laḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your light</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wr·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Your truth;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭אֲמִתְּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lead me.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַנְח֑וּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(yan·ḥū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5148.htm">Strong's 5148: </a> </span><span class="str2">To guide, to transport</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let them bring me</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבִיא֥וּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇî·’ū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountain,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽר־</span> <span class="translit">(har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the place where You dwell.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/43-3.htm">Psalm 43:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 43:3 Oh send out your light and your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/43-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 43:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 43:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/43-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 43:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 43:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>