Psalm 43 (Paraphrase Poetry)

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case, Against deceit and evil’s face. Rescue me from the wicked throng, For You, O God, are where I belong. Why must I wander in despair, Feeling forgotten, lost in care? Send forth Your light, Your truth, Your way, Let them guide me through the fray. Bring me to Your holy hill, To Your altar, my heart to fill. There I'll praise with joyful song, To You, O God, where I belong. Why, my soul, do you feel low? Why this sorrow, why this woe? Hope in God, for He is near, My Savior, my joy, my God so dear.