Psalms 143:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 143:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And enter not into judgment with thy servant - Do not deal with me on the ground of justice as toward “thee;” do not mark my own offences against thee, when I plead that justice may be done as be...
Psalms 143:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy (c) sight shall no man living be justified. (c) He know that his afflictions were God's messengers to call him to repentance for his sins, th...
Psalms 143:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLIII. There is no internal argument to justify the LXX title, A Ps. of [or by] David when his son persecuted him. On the contrary, it contains reminiscences of other and those late Psalms 143:3...
Psalms 143:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

enter not. As in Job 9:32 ; Job 22:4 . in Thy sight. Compare 1 Samuel 16:7 ; Isaiah 55:8 ; Job 14:3 . no man . no one. Compare Job 15:14 ; Job 15:15 . be justified . stand or appear [...
Psalms 143:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. And enter not into judgment, (249) etc. I have hinted already why he proceeds to pray for pardon. When overtaken by adversity, we are ever to conclude that it is a rod of correction sen...
Psalms 143:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 738 A STRICT AWARD OF JUSTICE DEPRECATED Psalms 143:2 . Enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. TRIALS and persecutions are some...
Psalms 143:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Enter not into judgment - אל תבוא al tabo. Do not come into court, either as a Witness against me, or...
Psalms 143:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Enter not into judgment— That is, "Do not call me to a rigorous account for my sins; (See 2 Samuel 12:9 ; 2 Samuel 12:11 .) which have justly brought these troubles upon me." Be justified; name...
Psalms 143:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. And enter not into judgment with thy servant - for my many shortcomings. This shows that the "...
Psalms 143:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A late Ps., though ascribed to David, consisting mainly of appropriate reminiscences from earlier Pss.
Psalms 143:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And enter not. — 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 expr...
Psalms 143:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:1-12 THIS psalm's depth of sadness and contrition, blended with yearning trust, recalls the earlier psalms attributed to David. Probably this general resemblance in inwardness and mood...
Psalms 143:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cry of the Thirsty Soul Psalms 143:1-12 This psalm falls into four stanzas of three verses each. Complaint, Psalms 143:1-3 . Though the enemy has resorted to unwarrantable violence, Davi...
Psalms 143:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the last of the four psalms, and both in respect of the sense of helplessness and of assurance in God, it is more vivid and striking than either of them. So far as human situation is concerne...
Psalms 143:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is beautiful to observe, how the holy pleader begs for deliverance upon the footing of God's righteousness. Jesus, when he stood as the sinner's surety, did this: and in his name all his people do...
Psalms 143:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And enter not into judgment with thy servant ,.... The house of judgment, as the Targum, or court of judicature; God is a Judge, and there is and will be a judgment, universal, righteous, and eterna...
Psalms 143:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Ver. 2. And enter not into judgment with thy servant ] This is insignis sententia, siqua usquam in...
Psalms 143:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In thy faithfulness According to thy true and faithful promises, made to the penitent who apply to thee for pardon and aid; answer me Grant my earnest request; and in thy righteousness Whereby...
Psalms 143:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. A psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer, O L ORD , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfu...
Psalms 143:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But when I appeal to thy righteousness, I do it only with respect to mine enemies, whose cause as well as their persons is worse than mine, but not in reference to thee, as if I could absolutely just...
Psalms 143:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This is the last of what are called the Seven Penitential Psalms. In the Hebrew it has the superscription, “A Psalm of David.” And in the Septuagint and the Vulgate there is added, “Whe...
Psalms 143:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:1-19 . 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...
Psalms 143:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the last of the penitential psalms, and is uniformly ascribed to David. It was composed during a period of exile. The LXX and the Vulgate, “on the rebellion of Absalom.” Psalms 143:10 . Th...
Psalms 143:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. A penitential soul in prayer I. The reasons urged. 1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly...
Psalms 143:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ALMOST entirely a psalm of supplication, partly general ( Psalms 143:1 , Psalms 143:7 ), partly special ( Psalms 143:2 , Psalms 143:8-19 ). Psalms 143:3-19 , however, give the gr...
Psalms 143:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer of Repentance and a Sigh for Mercy. A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the Pauline psalms.
Psalms 143:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 18:11 ; 2 Samuel 2:22 ; Ezekiel 37:11 ; Psalms 142:6 ; Psalms 17:9-13 ; Psalms 31:12 ; Psalms 31:13 ; Psalms 35:4 ; Psalms 54:3 ; Psalms 7:1 ; Psalms 7:2 ; Psalms 7:5 ; Psalms 8...
Psalms 143:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Justified — Upon terms of strict justice.

Psalms 143:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 143:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 143:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 143:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 143:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 143:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 143:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 143:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 143:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 143:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 143:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 143:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 143:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes