Psalms 143:2

And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no living man can be regarded righteous before thee.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

In Context

1“A psalm of David.” O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.

3For the enemy hath pursued my soul; he hath crushed to the ground my life; he hath made me dwell in darkness, as those that are dead eternally.

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Cross References

Exodus 34:7Keeping mercy unto the thousandth [generation], forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

Job 4:17Can a mortal be more righteous than God? or can a man be more pure than his Maker?

Job 14:3And yet on such a one dost thou open thy eyes, and me thou bringest into judgment with thee?

Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can be one that is born of woman?

Ecclesiastes 7:20For no man is so righteous upon earth, that he should do always good, and never sin.—

Matthew Henry on Psalms 143:2-7

Complaints and Petitions. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate… Read the whole commentary →

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