Judge Me, God of My Salvation

Judge me, God of my salvation,
Plead my cause, for Thee I trust;
Hear my earnest supplication,
Save me from my foes unjust;
O my soul, why art thou grieving?
What disquiets and dismays?
Hope in God; His help receiving,
I shall yet my Savior praise.

For my Strength, my God, Thou art:
Why am I cast off by Thee
In the sorrow of my heart,
While the foe oppresses me?
Light and truth, my way attending,
Send Thou forth to be my guide,
Till Thy holy mount ascending,
I within Thy house abide.

At Thy sacred altar bending,
God, my God, my boundless joy,
Harp and voice, in worship blending,
For Thy praise will I employ.
O my soul, why art thou grieving?
What disquiets and dismays?
Hope in God; His help receiving,
I shall yet my Savior praise.

Author: Unknown

This is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 43. The specific wording and meter (7.7.7.7.7.7) match versions found in older Psalters and hymnals (e.g., 19th-century collections), but no single well-known author such as Watts, Wesley, or Montgomery is credited. It is most likely the work of an anonymous versifier or a lightly edited traditional rendering.