Psalms 143:2

2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.

Psalms 143:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
ESV
2 Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.
NLT
2 Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.
MSG
2 But don't, please don't, haul me into court; not a person alive would be acquitted there.
CSB
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.

Psalms 143:2 In-Context

1 LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.
3 The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead.
4 So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Psalms 14:3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:20; Romans 3:10
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