Psalm 43
Send Out Your Light and Your Truth
43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly people,
from the deceitful and unjust man
deliver me!
2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
why have you rejected me?
Why do I go about mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 Send out your light and your truth;
let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
and to your dwelling!
4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
O God, my God.
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God. (ESV)
I wrote a blog about talking to yourself like verse 5…check it out here and leave me a comment letting me know what you think…
http://www.compasschurch.org/blogs/
I won’t be at beach night because I’m on vacation but I will be praying as Pastor Ben brings it!
Praying for big things this year as we go Back To School and bring the gospel!
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
This verse, is like the theme verse for CBC!!! I really like this verse…asking God to guide the writer of this Psalm with His light and truth! When I’m thinking truth, I am thinking of God’s Word! The writer of this song is still being depressed, still saying “Why are you downcast, O my soul?”
This chapter is really short….
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
It doesn’t say who wrote this.. but whoever it was is doing something really awesome. He’s asking himself about his faith.. checking in with himself.. He knows that he is not close to the Lord at this time, so he tells himself to put his hope in the Lord. I’ve never really thought of asking myself about my faith.. but I think this a very good thing to do. It’s like a self-test that can really keep you in check with God.
Ps 43:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Ps 124:8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
What you said Pastor Bobby! We are slaves and adopted children of the most holy God! Now is the time for us to respond – today have mercy again on us and grow our love for others in service to You like those redeemed from death! Our thoughts should be on His grace and mercy to us, not on our fleeting circumstances!
ELLO… I read
I like verse 1,”Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.”
I like this verse because it tells of David asking to be rescued from an ungodly nation. If we ask this then you have to want it enough to make sacrifices for it. We can’t hang out with people who act like the world and we can’t partake in things of the world. Even though sin may seem pleasurable for a time it will always receive the punishment of HELL unless you repent and put your faith in GOD who has given us every good thing.
CYA
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Lord God help me to praise You in all situations, no matter how bad they seem. Help me to remember that You are always in control of my life and are watching over me.
2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? 3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
David is sincerely oppressed by the enemy and the people around him that he loved, mocking him and turning on him. He is crying out to the LORD asking him why he feels he is on his own. He is longing for the LORD’s light to bring him out of this state. And he is ready to be taken Home to be with his Father….
Psalm 43:3,4 “Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
I love these verses—hey and they tell what Compass BIBLE Church is all about!
The sons of Korah in chapter 42 revealed that they were not sure of where God was. The whole chapter they talk to themselves, reminding themselves to remember and hope in God. That continues until chapter 43 where they hit up these two verses. They are confused and not sure who to trust, so they ask God: “Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me.”
I should be doing this. Not only talking to myself, but seeking guidance from the Bible, God’s only given revelation to man. I should be connecting biblical concepts with my life, for the Bible is not just a book of knowledge, but a book that changes lives. I should remember always not just to learn from the Bible, but to let it change my life, by actively seeking out application (the TAN method works).
Salt Creek Beach Night @ 5:00-9:00 PM! See everyone there!
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
Absolve me, O God, and plead my cause against any unglody or idolistic nation. God is the only one who will rescue me from the wicked men and the evil. God is the only one who can get us out of the bad times and the temptation, so we need to pray about it!!!
Cant wait for beach night tonight (:
TALK TO YOURSELF! The Psalmist again is reminding Himself to take hope in the Lord and to find His joy in Him! It is so funny to me how often I forget the promises and faithfulness of my God and fail to preach the Truths of Scripture to myself on a daily basis! I definitely was erminded of TRUTH here in psalm 43 once again!
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
In a lot of Psalms, David is crying out to God to help him. He isn’t trying to solve things by himself, he knows he needs God to intervene and save him. Sometimes I try to take problems onto my own hands, but I should be giving them to God and letting God direct me on how to help. This doesn’t mean just praying and not doing anything about the trouble, but I need to first go to God and ask for His help and His will in the situation.
2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
The Psalmist here feels far from God, surrounded by those in the world. His reaction, then, is to do everything He can to draw nearer to God, to reestablish the closeness that our relationship with the Lord should have. I’ve talked to many people while evangelizing who feel far from God, yet they blame God for it. I think we are tempted at times to do the same thing, refusing to accept that we need to change. Instead, i need to make sure that I do everything possible – prayer, study of the Scripture, and memorization – to keep my spiritual fervor alive and draw near to our awesome and never-changing God. But on my own, it is futile; like the Psalmist, I need to be praying for the Lord’s help, that His light and His truth – the truths of His Word – would guide me to a place of fellowship with Him.
This is the Psalm we are going to be talking about at Beach Night tonight! As we look at it, we’ll be asking the question, “What do you do on a bad day?”
One thing we will definitely talk about is this idea of talking to yourself. And no, we’re not talking about the crazy guy that mumbles nonsense to himself as he walks down the street; we’re talking about God’s people reminding themselves of God’s truth!
SEE EVERYONE AT THE LAST BEACH NIGHT OF THE YEAR TONIGHT!
hazaaaaaaaaa! I finally get to post after it seems like a billion years! mother dearest is taking noah to the ortho so she’s not on it right now. yays.
so anyways! This Psalm that I have read seems to me that David feels that he is alone…or at least his soul does! But when he feels this way, downcast and in agony from his enemies, he calls out to the almighty God and asks for Him to be his rescue, his escape in desperate times….it makes me think about how I can allllways come to God whenever I want to whenever I feel alone or downcast just as he did. I have that freedom here in aMERica and I’m definitely going to thank God for that today. I’m alsoooooooooooooooooo going to thank Him for being my refuge in times where I feel like David. I love you Lord and I lift my voice just to worship you, oh my soul rejoice! :)
my joy and my delight
God should be our first joy and our first delight -first in our hearts. True, there are things that bring us joy on this earth, but most of our joy should come from God. Which makes sense because God has given us eternal life and the world has only given us some happiness.
Yes!beach night tonight!but my last one forever:(
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God
Yes, why are you so downcast, O my soul? Well, its because at times i like to take things into my own hands. I like to think for a while about a situation and re run it through my head and play out the details. I like to wonder what i will do if this happens or that. THEN, hours or even days later, i will go to God. Well…that is not the way i should be doing it. Thankyou verse 5! I know that in every situation i turn to God, but the question is “when?” I need to turn to God in a situation immediatley! Instead of wasting time away wondering what will happen, i should put it in Gods hands! I will start the next time a situation arises! Putting my trust in Christ to let his plans unfold and do their thanngg is something i need to do! I shouldnt do what i want then see that it wont turn out the way i wanted, and then go to God. I should turn to God first!And only God, not myself! Yes, good fellowship and godly friends can help, but no matter what, turn to God first!!!
Maranatha!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Be for I was a Christian I felt God was disturbed with me intill I trusted in Him and turned my life around. Now God help me to praise you even more because you are my Savior and my God.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
So many times I will stumble in my life and I will ask God why He is doing this to me. Why is He making my life so hard to live at that moment in time. I have realized that it is the very trials He allows to happen that enable us to grow in Him if we put our trust in Him through all things. I need to learn to praise Him in times of joy AND times of trouble.
Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me.
In a society that is obsessed with the opinions & beliefs of celebrities via facebook, Twitter, etc.., it is absurd to the non-Christian mind to believe in an absolute truth, much less a God who dispenses this truth to His followers. We’re much more “informed” about God’s overall plan for us than David was since we have God’s Word codified in book form for us (aka the Bible). May we not merely allow God’s truth to guide us, but let’s MAKE SURE it does by filtering every decision we face through the question: how/does does this please God?
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
I want this to be my prayer as I enter high school and the world again. I need to walk with God closer than ever and let Him guide me through life so that I won’t stumble. I’m always trying to take life into MY hands and fix it when really I should be casting up my trials to God for He is the only one who can help. I cannot do anything by myself and I need to remember that God is the one who controls my life and the only one who can, not me.
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
This is my prayer as we all go back to school this year. I pray that i can be bold with my friends and that i will not fall into any temptation!!! I pray that God sets me free from anything bad in my life!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Whenever I am depressed or discontent about something, I need to remember what my Savior has done for me. He should be the source of joy and happiness in life.
I agree with Allen, whenever im going through something hard or confusing i wonder how it will glorify God. I always seem to doubt that it has any benefit but in the end i have either learned something important or grown closer to God in those trials.
2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
In life there may seem to be many time when the Lord doesnt seem to be with you but the fact of the matter is, is that he is always around you. that is something that David needed to relize and he did even tho he is persicuted by the none believers David knows in his heart the Lord is always there to protect him
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
I want this to be my prayer. I want God’s light and truth to guide me because I know that he has a plan for my life. I want all my trust to be in Christ!
“Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.”
The writer is faced with the temptation to be like the “ungodly nation” which surrounds him. Asaph, in Psalm 73, is faced with a similar situation; he looks at the world and nearly compromises and almost “loses his foothold”. Towards the end of the chapter he realizes that God is greater than anything the world can offer. I need to have this same attitude, that the things of the world aren’t worth obtaining in comparison to bring God glory. I need to talk to myself, as in verse 5, and remind myself to put my trust in God.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
God is such a loving, faithful, gracious God. There is always hope. God brings judgment but when he does he always provides a ray of hope. I am studying Isaiah in my quiet time. I just finished chapter 6. At the end of chapter 6 God tells Isaiah that he [Isaiah] will spend his life preaching the truth to the Israelites but they will not listen to him or change. But at the very end God says that he is going to preserve his remnent. That the entire nation would not be destroyed but that some would return to him. I need to put my hope in God no matter how bad the day is because there is always hope. As a Christian I can hope for the day of Christ’s return! Maranatha!!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Some days I wake up feeling bad and I just don’t know why. Like today for example, i feel like I’m having a bad day, I can’t really think of a reason why its a bad day it just feels like it. The cool thing though is as a Christian I shouldn’t live life by my feelings. So what I am doing is counting the many blessigs that God has given me. I’m sure in a little while my feelings might possibly agree that it really is a great day after all. The truth is every day is a good day because its the day the Lord has made. The question is, am I going to glorify God with my day no matter the circumstance?
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
I think this verse ties in good with it being towards the end of summer and the upcoming school year. Since I go to a public school, there will be lots of sin, and I must be weary of it. I need to be wanting to stay away from the sin going on around me, and I musnt give in to the temptation that are around.
Great comments everyone!
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
This reminds me to always go to God’s Word when I need direction in my life instead of “following my heart” or “doing what feels natural”. The Bible says that our heart is decietfull above all things (Jer. 17:9); so to “listen to my heart” would be an epic fail!
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
This verse tells us how we can escape our troubles and how to live godly lives. We as humans are incapable of the things God can do, so it’s pointless to say “I’m going to do this in my life.” I find myself making these resolutions but i can never keep them, and I wonder why. But instead, I should be praying to God saying, “If it’s Your will, then do this in my life.” This way, God can direct me on the path of righteousness, and in doing so, lead me to the Kingdom of Heaven.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
I really liked what Hunter said on this verse, about how we shouldnt use our own judgement to guide our lives and “follow our heart.” If God is truly the leader of our life and we trust him in EVERYTHING, then we need to take his direction. So often our flesh fights the spirit within us and we choose to do somthing because our natural, sinful nature wants to. But we need to fight that temptation! Whenever I feel like I am taking ahold of my life and making choices based on what I want, I need to remember the verse that says, “If anyone should follow me, he must DENY HIMSELF, take up his cross and follow me.” Everyday I need to deny my own desires and put God’s first.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
This verse reminds me of the Beach Night message from a while ago, when Bobby was talking about how emotions and circumstances shouldn’t make us not be happy and joyful, because God’s love is unchanging. It doesn’t matter if I’m sad, mad, or whatever, I still need to praise Him no matter what, just like David!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Why do we get so worried and sad over little things? Teenagers in general do stupid things, (like drugs) because they are either sad or angry. Both of these emotions are normal, but with GOD it is much easier to snap out of them before they become all consuming. I thank GOD for that.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
I need to put all of my hope into the Lord and nothing else at all. I do not need to put any hope in worldly things because one day they will all crumble at the hands of God. I cannot wait until the day that I get to me the Lord, my creator and hopefully that is soon.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
I always want to be guided by the light and the truth of the Lord! There is nothing better than living a life of service to God- it is so short, we have so little time, its sooo important to make it all worthwhile! And you know your life isn’t lived in vain if it is pleasing to God. In the end, it will bring Christians into the presence of God- what a beautiful thing!
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
This is a great verse for me. I need God to rescue me and give me strength from deceitful and wicked men. My football team has people that are cursing and saying my LORD’S name in vain and I must stand up to them. I need to be praying for God to help me.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
God’s word is truth and a light unto the world. How are we saved? By God through His word. God’s word is also needed for sanctification, when we grow as Christians. LORD, let your word guide me through this dark world and let me be wise and not just knowledgeble.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
I love how the chapter ends because it has this feel of victory. When he is talking to himself it seems like he is losing hope but at the end he is able to convince himself that his God is still there and he is to praise God.
Talking to myself is something i need to do more when I feel i am not living for God, or am thinking of a sin I might do. I will start talking to myself more and reason with myself what i would want God to see me doing if he came back right now.
I see verse 3 almost everyday, it’s on the very top of this website header!
“God, my joy and my delight.”
If we have the holy spirit we can say this, despite how we may feel day to day. Can’t wait to be in the presence of God.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
YESSSSSSSSS the Compass verse!! What an amazing request. The Psalmist asks God to guide him, and what better way than to be in his word?! The Psalmist also shows a longing to be with God that His guidance may bring him there. MARANATHA!! I pray that God will use me to spread his gospel that leads to his heavenly realm!! :D
2 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?
What a great example David is to all of us. Even when David is in extremely difficult times he always reminds himself who God is. He may cry out to God weep and wale, but he always comes back to the truth. He knows who God is and doesn’t loose sight of that. This is so important for me to remember when I have something tragic happen or a difficult time because it is in those moments I need to run to God not away from him. I need to remember his truth and cling to it and trust him completely.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
This verse has been helpful to me for a while. Sometimes I’ve gotten depressed or what not and have felt that God’s not near me, and wonder as to how to get out of this slump without success. But instead of complaining about what’s going wrong or get caught up in how I am feeling, I should have been reminding myself that no matter what God is good and I should be praising Him. In the future, when I am feeling down I need to remind myself of how good and faithful God is and ask Him to feel me with faith to trust and rejoice in Him no matter what’s going on, because He is still good and deserving of praise.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
This is a great example because this happenes to me before I was a Christian and also when I am down. This reminds me when I am down I always need to praise Him and have my hope in Him for everything will be okay.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
This is an awesome verse and should be our prayers everyday. There’s a reason this is compass’s key verse, because its legit. It needs to be our prayer daily that God will send forth his light and truth so that we will be led by them and not by this world.
V.3
I like how Korah was saying to let God send forth His light and truth and to let them guide Him. I want to God’s truth and light guide me in all situations.
Beach night was awesome! Sad that there over but regular small groups is going to be good too
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
When I feel downcast, I need to remember God is in control, He is the ultimate power, the one who controls every situation. he mapped out the future and knows what i will go through. I thank God He oversees and controls things, and not me. I would probably make my life worse and mess up.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
its the same verse that appeared yesterday two times :)
awesome message tonight Ben!!!! :)
i really like this whole chapter, so i couldnt really just pick a verse… :) if I had read this chapter before beach night, I probly wouldnt have compltely understood it. whenever I’m having a bad day I need to focus on God, not myself.
1) Talk to God
2) Read God’s Word
3) Praise and worship God
i NEED to focus on these things, instead of listening to myself, being selfish, and trying to throw a ‘pity party’ for myself!
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
This verse talks about how we need to let God guide us. We don’t know where to go on our own. I need to stop relying on my own power and rely on God’s power. One of the ways I can rely on God’s instruction more is by getting in the word more. When making major decisions, I should consult the Bible.
Wants to correct my earlier comment about this Psalm being written by David it is not. It was written by one of the sons of Corra.
Thats all.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
We really need to remember to put our lives in perspective during bad days. It’s so easy for me just to get wrapped up in dumb stuff and forget why i’m on earth.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
I like how david wants to follow God’s commands, and is praying for God to show them to him. most people have it backwards and already know God’s commands but don’t listen to them. I like how David is willing to follow God no matter what it is that God wants him to do. This verse reminds me that I need to be living for God instead of myself.
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
the Lord will guide us we just need to follow. my strive and goal must allways be to live for God. i cant let stupid worries and sins get in my way. i need to kill them.
MARANATHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Just like what Ben talked about tonight…where can we run except to God when we are down. Only He is the one who can satisfy. He is also the one in control of our situation when you think about it. But the main thing we can see in this verse is that we are always to be praising God. Just like the song Blessed be Your Name….God gives and takes away, and we are to praise him!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
I know that I personally have a problem with relying on God when my soul is “downcast” but through prayer I am persevering. Reliance on God is key to getting out of the downward part of the emotional roller coaster and I plan to continue on praying and relying.
Great message at beach night Ben!!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
We need to remember to talk to ourselves when we have a bad day and not make our issues bigger than they really are. I pray that when I have bad days I will always turn to God for strength and to pray in hard times
Maranatha!!!!!!!!
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Just like Pastor Bobby and Pastor Ben have been telling us….when I am feeling down and just not into praising the Lord I need to talk to myself to get out of that place. If I don’t take action, I will only continue to slide down the slippery slope…now I need to go and praise Him forever!!!!
4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Great message tonight Ben! 3 things to remember in times of trouble or “downcast soul”. Pray! Scripture! Worship! I am humbled once again to realize the simplicity of this and also the magnificance of these truths. All three are a blessing, but all three are also a priveledge!!
3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
i like how he asks for Gods light and truth to guide him. if there is anything that we should want to be led by it is our mighty God. i want to be focused on seeking Gods path for my life and being willing ot go where ever He leads me