Psalms 143:2
Do not then enter into judgment with thy servant, for no one living, can appear just before thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Exodus 34:7Keeping lovingkindness to a thousand generations, Forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, Though he leave not, utterly unpunished, Visiting the iniquity of fathers, Upon sons, And upon sons’ sons, Unto a third and unto a fourth generation.
Job 4:17Shall, mortal man, be more just than GOD? Or a man be more pure than, his Maker?
Job 14:3And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
Job 25:4How then shall, a mortal, be just with GOD? Or how shall he be pure who is born of a woman?
Ecclesiastes 7:20For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Galatians 2:16Knowing, however, that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, [nor at all] save through faith in Christ Jesus; even we, on Christ Jesus, believed, that we might be declared righteous—by faith in Christ, and not by works of law; because, by works of law, shall no flesh be declared 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 →