Psalms 43:1 - Exposition

Judge me, O God (comp. Psalms 35:24 ). And plead my cause. (comp. Psalms 35:1 ). God's intervention is asked in the struggle between David and his enemies, on the assumed ground that he is in the right, and not they. God will, of course, only interpose if this is so. Against an ungodly nation; or, an unkind , unloving nation. Though called גוִי , as in Isaiah 1:4 , still Israel is meant. They were "unloving," both towards God and towards their king . O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. Either Absalom or Ahithophel may be meant; or "man" may be used abstractedly for David's enemies generally.