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Psalms 143:2

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And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:20Rank 1 from verse 2
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    20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  2. Job 25:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

  3. Romans 3:20Rank 3 from verse 2
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    20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

  4. Psalms 130:3Rank 4 from verse 2
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    3If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

  5. 1 John 1:10Rank 5 from verse 2
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    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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Psalms 143:2

COMBINED MEANING

enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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sight

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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

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justified

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1. Declared righteous or acquitted. 2. Shown or proved to be right. 3. Comparatively shown to be more righteous.

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1HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

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3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

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