Psalm 143:2

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
Psalm 143:2
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַל־תָּב֣וֹא בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֤י לֹֽא־יִצְדַּ֖ק לְפָנֶ֣יךָ כָל־חָֽי׃

  1. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'“you go”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  3. בְ֭מִשְׁפָּטVe.mish.pot“in judgment”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  4. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  5. עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.kha“servant your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  6. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יִצְדַּ֖קyitz.Dak“he is righteous”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָדֵק · “to justify” · Strong's H6663
  9. לְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  10. כָל־khol-“any”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. חָֽי׃Chai“living [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)