Psalms 143:2

143:1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

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

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Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

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

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

143:3 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.

What does Psalms 143:2 mean?

Psalms 143:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בּוֹא (bôwʼ), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), עֶבֶד (ʻebed).

Hebrew interlinear

And

enterבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

not

into

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

with

thy

servant:עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

for

thy

sightפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

shall

man

livingחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

justified.צָדַקtsâdaq/tsaw-dak'/H6663to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 143:2.

2 Samuel 19:17

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

Genesis 44:16

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

Genesis 44:23

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 143:2 say?

Psalms 143:2 (King James Version) reads: "And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified."

Is Psalms 143:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 143:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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