Psalms 43:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 26:1 : 1 <Of David.> O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.
  • 1 Sam 24:15 : 15 After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.
  • Ps 35:1 : 1 <Of David.> O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.
  • Ps 35:24 : 24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.
  • Ps 7:8 : 8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.
  • Ps 71:4 : 4 O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.
  • Ps 75:7 : 7 But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.
  • Prov 22:23 : 23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.
  • Prov 23:11 : 11 For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
  • 1 Cor 4:4 : 4 For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
  • 2 Sam 16:20-17:4 : 20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do? 21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong. 22 So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel. 23 In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom. 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David: 2 And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only: 3 And I will make all the people come back to you as a bride comes back to her husband: it is the life of only one man you are going after; so all the people will be at peace. 4 And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

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