Psalms 143:2
And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
Young's Literal Translation
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 kindness for thousands, taking away iniquity, and transgression, and sin, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on children's children, on a third [generation], and on a fourth.'
Job 4:17'Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
Job 14:3Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
Job 25:4And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure — born of a woman?
Ecclesiastes 7:20Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.
Galatians 2:16having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'
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 →