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And do notוְאַלenterתָּבוֹאinto judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּטwithאֶתyour servant,עַבְדֶּךָforכִּיbefore youלְפָנֶיךָnoלֹא כָלliving oneחָיwill be righteous.יִצְדַּק
Psalms 143:2
Study it in the app“And do not enter into judgment with your servant, for before you no living one will be righteous.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 143:2, word by word
- enterתָּבוֹאtavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “tavo” appears- into judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- living oneחָיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- will be righteousיִצְדַּקyitsdak
be righteous
To be in the clear before God.
Where else “yitsdak” appears
Translation note
The apostle Paul alludes to this verse in Romans 3:20 and Galatians 2:16.
The context
1A psalm of David. YHWH, hear my prayer; listen to my supplications; in your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness.
2 · This verse (above)
3For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed to the ground my life; he has made me dwell in dark places like those dead long ago.