Psalms 43:2

For thou art the God of my strength,.... Who being the strong and mighty God was able to deliver and save him, as well as to plead his cause; and was the author and giver of strength, natural and…

For thou art the God of my strength - See Psa 18:2, note; Psa 28:7, note. Why dost thou cast me off? - As if I were none of thine; as if I were wholly abandoned. Compare the notes at Psa 22:1. The…

David here makes application to God, by faith and prayer, as his judge, his strength, his guide, his joy, his hope, with suitable affections and expressions.

I. As his Judge, his righteous Judge, who…

the God of my strength Or, my stronghold God: my natural refuge and protector. Cp. Psa 18:2; Psa 42:9. But facts seem to contradict faith, and the expostulation of Psa 42:9 is repeated in a stronger…