Proverbia 43:4

Nova Vulgata

Et introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum laetitiae exsultationis meae. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Nec enim in gladio suo possederunt terram, et brachium eorum non salvavit eos ; sed dextera tua et brachium tuum, et illuminatio vultus tui, quoniam complacuisti in eis.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Nec enim in gladio suo possederunt terram,
et brachium eorum non salvavit eos:
sed dextera tua et brachium tuum,
et illuminatio vultus tui, quoniam complacuisti in eis.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Then: Psalms 66:13-15, Psalms 116:12-19

my exceeding joy: Heb. the gladness of my joy, Psalms 71:23, Isaiah 61:10, Habakkuk 3:17, Habakkuk 3:18, Romans 5:11

upon: Psalms 57:8, Psalms 71:22, Psalms 81:2, 2 Samuel 6:5, Revelation 5:8

O God: Psalms 42:6

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:8 - am not 2 Samuel 15:25 - he will bring Job 27:10 - delight Psalms 4:7 - put Psalms 7:1 - O Psalms 9:2 - I will be Psalms 13:5 - my heart Psalms 15:1 - holy Psalms 25:5 - Lead Psalms 26:6 - so will Psalms 27:6 - therefore Psalms 37:4 - Delight Psalms 63:5 - with joyful Psalms 68:3 - exceedingly rejoice Psalms 73:25 - Whom Psalms 84:10 - For Psalms 89:26 - God Psalms 91:2 - my God Song of Solomon 7:12 - there will I give thee Joel 1:16 - joy John 17:13 - that John 20:17 - your God Ephesians 3:19 - that ye Revelation 14:2 - harpers

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then will I go unto the altar of God,.... Which was in the tabernacle, either of burnt offerings, or of incense, there to offer up the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving for mercies received. The altar under the Gospel dispensation is Christ, on which such sacrifices being offered, are acceptable to God, Hebrews 13:10;

unto God my exceeding joy; as over the mercy seat, upon a throne of grace, and as his covenant God; or this is exegetical of the altar, which is Christ, God over all, blessed for ever; and who is the object of the unspeakable joy of his people, in his person, righteousness, and salvation;

yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God: the harp is a musical instrument, used in that part of public worship which concerned the praise of God under the former dispensation, and was typical of that spiritual melody made in the hearts of God's people when they sing his praise, see Revelation 5:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then will I go unto the altar of God - The altar on Mount Zion, where sacrifices were offered: 2 Samuel 6:17. The meaning is, that he would again unite with others in the public and customary worship of God. Compare the notes at Psalms 42:4.

Unto God - Into the immediate presence of God; the place where he was worshipped.

My exceeding joy - Margin, the gladness of my joy. The Septuagint renders this, “who makes my youth joyous:” or, “the joy of my youth,” (Thompson) The Hebrew is, the gladness of my joy; meaning, that God was the source of his joy, so that he found all his happiness in Him.

Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee - Compare the notes at Psalms 33:2-3. Instruments of music were commonly used in the worship of God, and David is represented as excelling in the music of the harp. Compare 1 Samuel 16:16-23.

O God, my God - It was not merely God as such that he desired to worship, or to whom he now appealed, but God as his God, the God to whom he had devoted himself, and whom he regarded as his God even in affliction and trouble. Compare the notes at Psalms 22:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 43:4. Then will I go unto the altar — When thy light - a favourable turn on our affairs, leads us to the land of our fathers, and thy truth - the fulfillment of thy gracious promises, has placed us again at the door of thy tabernacles, then will we go to thy altar, and joyfully offer those sacrifices and offerings which thy law requires, and rejoice in thee with exceeding great joy.