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Salmos 43:3
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Env�a tu luz y tu verdad: �stas me guiar�n, Me conducir�n al monte de tu santidad, Y � tus tabern�culos.
Env�a tu luz y tu verdad; �stas me guiar�n, me conducir�n a tu monte santo, y a tus tabern�culos.
Env�a tu luz y tu verdad; �stas me guiar�n; me conducir�n al monte de tu santidad, y a tus tabern�culos.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
send: Psalms 40:11, Psalms 57:3, Psalms 97:11, Psalms 119:105, 2 Samuel 15:20, Micah 7:8, Micah 7:20, John 1:4, John 1:17
lead: Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 143:10, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6
thy holy: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 68:15, Psalms 68:16, Psalms 78:68, Psalms 132:13, Psalms 132:14
tabernacles: 1 Chronicles 16:1, 1 Chronicles 16:39, 1 Chronicles 21:29
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:25 - he will bring Psalms 15:1 - holy Psalms 27:6 - therefore Psalms 31:3 - lead Psalms 61:7 - prepare Psalms 84:7 - in Zion Psalms 84:10 - For Proverbs 6:22 - General Zephaniah 3:18 - sorrowful John 20:13 - why
Gill's Notes on the Bible
O send out thy light and thy truth,.... By light is meant, not the law, as Arama; but rather, as some Jewish p interpreters understand it, the Messiah, the sun of righteousness, and light of the world; who is the author of all light, natural, spiritual, and eternal; and whose coming into the world is often signified by being sent into it. The Spirit of God also is the enlightener of men, both at first conversion and afterwards, and is sent down into their hearts as a comforter of them, by being the Spirit of adoption. The Gospel of Christ is a great and glorious light, which, with the Holy Ghost, is sent down from heaven; though perhaps here rather may be meant the light of God's countenance, the discoveries of his favour and lovingkindness, which produce light, life, joy, peace, and comfort: and by "truth" may be meant, either Christ himself, who is the truth; or the Gospel the word of truth; or rather the faithfulness of God in the fulfilment of his promises; and so the words are a petition that God would show forth his lovingkindness, and make good his word, which would be of the following use:
let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles; that is, to the place of public worship, where the tabernacle was, the "hill" where it was, which seems to be Mount Zion; and is called "holy"; not that there was any real holiness in it; only relative, because of the worship of God in it; and the "tabernacle" is called "tabernacles", because of the holy place and the most holy place in it; the one being the first, the other the second tabernacle, as in Hebrews 9:2; and this hill and tabernacles represented the church and ordinances of God, to which such who are possessed of light and truth are led.
p Midrash Tillim, & Jarchi, in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
O send out thy light and thy truth - Send them forth as from thy presence; or, let them be made manifest. The word light here is equivalent to favor or mercy, as when one prays for the “light of God’s countenance” (see the notes at Psalms 4:6); and the idea is, that now, in the time of darkness and trouble, when the light of God’s countenance seemed to be withdrawn or hidden, he prays that God would impart light; that he would restore his favor; that he would conduct him back again to his former privileges. The word truth here is equivalent to truthfulness or faithfulness; and the prayer is, that God would manifest his faithfulness to him as one of his own people, by restoring him to the privileges and blessings from which he had been unjustly driven. Compare the notesat Psalms 25:5.
Let them lead me - That is, Let them lead me back to my accustomed privileges; let me go under their guidance to the enjoyment of the blessings connected with the place of public worship.
Let them bring me unto thy holy hill - Mount Zion; the place where the worship of God was then celebrated, and hence called the “holy hill” of God.
And to thy tabernacles - The tabernacle was the sacred tent erected for the worship of God (see the notes at Psalms 15:1), and was regarded as the place where Yahweh had his abode. The tabernacle was divided, as the temple was afterward, into two parts or rooms, the holy and the most holy place (see the notes at Hebrews 9:1-5); and hence the plural term, tabernacles, might be employed in speaking of it. The language here implies, as in Psalms 42:1-11, that the author of the psalm was now exiled or banished from this, and hence, also it may be inferred that the two psalms were composed by the same author, and with reference to the same occasion. If the reference here, moreover, is to Mount Zion as the “holy hill,” it may be observed that this would fix the composition of the psalm to the time of David, as before his time that was not the place of the worship of God, but was made “holy” by his removing the ark there. After his time the place of worship was removed to Mount Moriah, where the temple was built. It cannot be demonstrated, however, with absolute certainty that the reference here is to Mount Zion, though that seems in every way probable. Compare Psalms 2:6, note; Psalms 3:4, note; compare 2 Samuel 5:7-9; 2 Samuel 6:17.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 43:3. O send out thy light and thy truth — We are in darkness and distress, O send light and prosperity; we look for the fulfilment of thy promises, O send forth thy truth. Let thy light guide me to thy holy hill, to the country of my fathers; let thy truth lead me to thy tabernacles, there to worship thee in spirit and in truth.
