Mazmur 143:2

143:2 Do not sit in judgment on ¹  your servant,

for no one alive is innocent before you. ² 

Mazmur 6:10

6:10 May all my enemies be humiliated ³  and absolutely terrified! ⁴ 

May they turn back and be suddenly humiliated!

[143:2]  ¹ tn Heb “do not enter into judgment with.”

[143:2]  ² tn Heb “for no one living is innocent before you.”

[6:10]  ³ tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist concludes his prayer with an imprecation, calling judgment down on his enemies.

[6:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and may they be very terrified.” The psalmist uses the same expression in v. 3 to describe the terror he was experiencing. Now he asks the Lord to turn the tables and cause his enemies to know what absolute terror feels like.