Psalms 143:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 143:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:211 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אַלwəʾal

and may notconjH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

תָּב֣וֹאtābwōʾ

you goverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

בְ֭/מִשְׁפָּטbəmišəpāṭ

in judgmentpronH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

אֶתʾet

withpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָʿabədekā

servant yournounH5650

bondage · servant · servant

כִּ֤יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

לֹֽאlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִצְדַּ֖קyiṣədaq

he is righteousverbH6663

clear self · (be · do) just(-ice · -ify ···

לְ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָləpāneykā

before youpronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

כָלkāl

anynounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

חָֽיḥāy

living personadjH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 143:2

1. ...The title of the Psalm is, “To David himself, when his son was pursuing him.” We know from the Books of Kings 2 Samuel xv that this happened:...but we must recognise here another David, truly “strong in hand,” which is the explanation of David, even our Lord Jesus Christ. For all those events of past time were figures of things to come. Let us seek then in this Psalm our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, announcing Himself beforehand in His prophecy, and foretelling what…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 143 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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