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href="/bsb/psalms/143.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/143.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/143.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/143.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/143.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/143.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/143.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/143.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no person living is righteous in Your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/143.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/143.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, For in Thy sight no man living is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/143.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And do not enter into judgment with Your slave, For no one living is righteous in Your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/143.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous <i>or</i> justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/143.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous in your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/143.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous in Your sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/143.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/143.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am your servant. Don't try me in your court, because no one is innocent by your standards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/143.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/143.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not take me to court for judgment, because there is no one alive who is righteous in your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/143.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't put me, your servant, on trial; no one is innocent in your sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/143.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no living person is righteous in your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/143.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/143.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/143.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/143.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/143.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/143.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, "" For no one living is justified before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/143.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/143.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt not come into judgment with thy servant, for all living shall not be justified before thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/143.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/143.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 142:2>And do not enter into judgment with your servant. For all the living will not be justified in your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/143.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not enter into judgment with your servant; before you no one can be just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/143.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/143.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And do not let thy servant be brought to judgment; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/143.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not bring your Servant to judgment, because no one who lives is innocent before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/143.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with Thy servant; For in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/143.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no <i>man</i> living be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/143-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17650" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/143.htm">I Stretch Out My Hands to You</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ḇə·miš·pāṭ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">into judgment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥāy (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">alive</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: yiṣ·daq (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">is righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before You.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-20.htm">Romans 3:20</a></span><br />Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-16.htm">Galatians 2:16</a></span><br />know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</a></span><br />I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Philippians 3:9</a></span><br />and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2-3</a></span><br />“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? / If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-4.htm">Job 14:4</a></span><br />Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14-16</a></span><br />What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous? / If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes, / how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20</a></span><br />Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-15.htm">Romans 4:15</a></span><br />because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified.</p><p class="hdg">enter not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a></b></br> If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-3.htm">Job 14:3</a></b></br> And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?</p><p class="hdg">in thy sight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Exodus 34:7</a></b></br> Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear <i>the guilty</i>; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth <i>generation</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-17.htm">Job 4:17</a></b></br> Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2,3</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/132-3.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/136-22.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/2-10.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 143</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">David prays for favor in judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">He complains of his grief</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-5.htm">He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">He prays for grace</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-9.htm">For deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">For sanctification</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">For destruction of his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/143.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/143.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not bring Your servant into judgment</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for mercy and acknowledges the psalmist's position as a servant before God. In biblical context, judgment often refers to God's righteous assessment of human actions. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, is aware of his own shortcomings and seeks God's grace rather than His justice. This plea is consistent with the understanding that humans, due to their sinful nature, cannot stand justified before a holy God without His mercy. The concept of God as a judge is prevalent throughout the Old Testament, seen in passages like <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a>, where Abraham refers to God as the Judge of all the earth.<p><b>for no one alive is righteous before You</b><br>This phrase underscores the universal sinfulness of humanity, a theme echoed in other scriptures such as <a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10</a>, which states, "There is no one righteous, not even one." The acknowledgment of universal unrighteousness is a foundational concept in Christian theology, emphasizing the need for divine grace and redemption. This aligns with the doctrine of original sin, which suggests that all humans inherit a sinful nature due to the fall of Adam and Eve. The phrase also points to the necessity of a savior, fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who provides righteousness to believers through faith, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/143.htm">Psalm 143</a>, David is expressing his deep sense of humility and recognition of human fallibility before God. He is often seen as a man after God's own heart, yet he acknowledges his own sinfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and the one whom David is addressing. God is portrayed as righteous and just, highlighting the contrast between divine perfection and human imperfection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>Refers to David himself, but by extension, it can apply to any believer who seeks to serve God. The term emphasizes humility and submission to God's authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_human_sinfulness.htm">Recognition of Human Sinfulness</a></b><br>Acknowledge that, like David, we are all imperfect and fall short of God's standards. This recognition is the first step toward seeking God's grace and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_mercy.htm">Dependence on God's Mercy</a></b><br>Understand that our hope lies not in our own righteousness but in God's mercy. We must continually seek His grace and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_prayer.htm">Humility in Prayer</a></b><br>Approach God with humility, recognizing our position as His servants. This attitude should permeate our prayers and our daily walk with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_confession.htm">The Role of Confession</a></b><br>Regular confession of sins is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with God. It aligns with the biblical teaching that God is faithful to forgive those who confess.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously_by_faith.htm">Living Righteously by Faith</a></b><br>While no one is righteous on their own, believers are called to live by faith, trusting in Christ's righteousness imputed to them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_143.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 143</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_anyone_be_righteous_per_psalm_143_2.htm">Psalm 143:2 states no one living is righteous; how does this align with passages naming certain individuals as righteous elsewhere in the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_justification.htm">What does the Bible say about justification?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gal._3_10_align_with_ot_law.htm">How does Galatians 3:10 align with Old Testament teachings that emphasize the fullness of the Law as God’s command, not a curse? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_romans_4_6-8_conflict_with_judgment.htm">In Romans 4:6-8, does the idea of sin not being counted against believers conflict with other biblical passages that emphasize judgment and accountability?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/143.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">And enter not.</span>--The Divine justice has just been invoked, and now the appellant suddenly seems to deprecate it. These verses really sum up the apparent paradox of the Book of Job, as also the expressions recall that Book. (See <a href="/job/4-17.htm" title="Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?">Job 4:17</a>; <a href="/job/9-2.htm" title="I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?">Job 9:2</a>; <a href="/job/9-32.htm" title="For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.">Job 9:32</a>; <a href="/job/14-3.htm" title="And does you open your eyes on such an one, and bring me into judgment with you?">Job 14:3</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.,</span> <a href="/job/15-14.htm" title="What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?">Job 15:14</a>; <a href="/job/22-4.htm" title="Will he reprove you for fear of you? will he enter with you into judgment?">Job 22:4</a>, &c) In one breath Job frequently pours forth pathetic protestations of his innocence, and dread lest God should take him at his word and arraign him for trial. Man, in his desire to have his character vindicated before man, appeals to the just Judge, but instantly falls back with a guilty sense that before that tribunal none can stand: . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/143.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And enter not into judgment with thy servant</span>. The psalmist, having touched the point of abstract justice, shrinks from pressing it. He knows that he is not "righteous before God," and that his life and conduct "cannot endure the severity of God's judgment" (Art. XII.). He therefore "deprecates a strictly retributive treatment" (Cheyne). <span class="cmt_word">For in thy sight shall no man living be justified</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3</a>; and see also <a href="/job/4-17.htm">Job 4:17-19</a>; <a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2</a>; <a href="/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14</a>; <a href="/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/143-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bring</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּב֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into judgment,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">alive</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is righteous</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְדַּ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·daq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before You.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 143:2 Don't enter into judgment with your servant (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/143-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 143:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 143:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 143:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 143:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>