Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. New Living Translation There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God! English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. New American Standard Bible Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And I will praise You on the lyre, God, my God. NASB 1995 Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God. NASB 1977 Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise Thee, O God, my God. Legacy Standard Bible Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And upon the lyre I shall praise You, O God, my God. Amplified Bible Then I will go to the altar of God, To God, my exceeding joy; With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God! Christian Standard Bible Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the lyre, God, my God. American Standard Version Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall come to the altar of God, and to God who gladdens my youth. I shall praise you on the harp, oh, God, my God. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gladdens my youth: I will give thanks to thee on the harp, O God, my God. Contemporary English Version Then I will worship at your altar because you make me joyful. You are my God, and I will praise you. Yes, I will praise you as I play my harp. Douay-Rheims Bible And I will go in to the altar of God : to God who giveth joy to my youth. English Revised Version Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: and upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then let me go to the altar of God, to God my [highest] joy, and I will give thanks to you on the lyre, O God, my God. Good News Translation Then I will go to your altar, O God; you are the source of my happiness. I will play my harp and sing praise to you, O God, my God. International Standard Version Then I will approach the altar of God, even to God in whom my joy finds its source. Then I will praise you with the lyre, God, my God, JPS Tanakh 1917 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God, my exceeding joy; And praise Thee upon the harp, O God, my God. Literal Standard Version And I go to the altar of God, | To God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank You with a harp, O God, my God. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible Why are you downcast, my soul? Why do you groan within me? Wait for God, for I shall again praise him, my savior and my God. NET Bible Then I will go to the altar of God, to the God who gives me ecstatic joy, so that I express my thanks to you, O God, my God, with a harp. New Revised Standard Version Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God. New Heart English Bible Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God. Webster's Bible Translation Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy: yes, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. World English Bible Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God. Young's Literal Translation And I go in unto the altar of God, Unto God, the joy of my rejoicing. And I thank Thee with a harp, O God, my God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Send Out Your Light…3Send 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. 4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God. 5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.… Cross References Psalm 16:11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. Psalm 21:6 For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence. Psalm 26:6 I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD, Psalm 33:2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings. Psalm 42:2 My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God's presence? Psalm 49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp: Psalm 57:8 Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. Treasury of Scripture Then will I go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy: yes, on the harp will I praise you, O God my God. Then Psalm 66:13-15 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, … Psalm 116:12-19 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? … my exceeding joy [heb. Psalm 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. Habakkuk 3:17,18 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: … upon Psalm 57:8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. Psalm 71:22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. Psalm 81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. O God Psalm 42:6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Jump to Previous Altar Delight Exceeding Glad Gladness Harp Instrument Joy Lyre Music Praise Rejoicing ThankJump to Next Altar Delight Exceeding Glad Gladness Harp Instrument Joy Lyre Music Praise Rejoicing ThankPsalm 43 1. David, praying to be restored to the temple, promises to serve God joyfully5. He encourages his soul to trust in God (4) God my God.--An expression used in this collection instead of the more usual "Jehovah my God." (Comp. Psalm 45:7, and for its import see General Introduction, and Psalm 50:7, Note.)Verse 4. - Then will I go unto the altar Of God. As the special place where thanksgiving ought to be made, and sacrifice offered (see 2 Samuel 6:17; 1 Chronicles 16:1). Unto God my exceeding Joy; literally, unto God the gladness of my exultation. Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. The psalmist has before him some such scene as that depicted in 2 Samuel 6. and 1 Chronicles 15:25-29, where, amid shouts and singing and dancing, and "with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, with psalteries and harps," a joyful procession approached the tabernacle, David himself taking part in it. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then I will goוְאָב֤וֹאָה ׀ (wə·’ā·ḇō·w·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the altar מִזְבַּ֬ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar of God, אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to God, אֵל֮ (’êl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty my greatest joy. שִׂמְחַ֪ת (śim·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee I will praise וְאוֹדְךָ֥ (wə·’ō·wḏ·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan You with the harp, בְכִנּ֗וֹר (ḇə·ḵin·nō·wr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3658: A harp O God, אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative my God. אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Psalm 43:4 NIVPsalm 43:4 NLT Psalm 43:4 ESV Psalm 43:4 NASB Psalm 43:4 KJV Psalm 43:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 43:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 43:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 43:4 French Bible Psalm 43:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 43:4 Then I will go to the altar (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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