Psalms 143:2
Enter not into judgment with thy servant; For before thee no man living is righteous.
Noyes Bible
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
Cross References
Job 4:17“Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall man be more pure than his Maker?
Job 14:3And dost thou fix thine eyes upon such a one? And dost thou bring me into judgment with thee?
Job 25:4How then can man be righteous before? Or how can he be pure that is born of woman?
Ecclesiastes 7:20Truly there is not a righteous man upon the earth who doeth good and sinneth not.
Galatians 2:16but knowing that a man is not accepted as righteous by the works of the Law, but by faith in Christ Jesus, we also have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted as righteous by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for by the works of the Law shall no flesh be accepted as righteous.
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 →