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Mercy, not a record

Week 3 · Friday · Psalm 143: No One Living Is Righteous Before You

David does not ask to be judged on his record. He asks for mercy, for word of God's steadfast love in the morning, and to be taught to do God's will.

verse 1O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. verse 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
Psalm 143:1–2BSB
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8BSB
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10BSB

How this psalm points to Jesus

The New Testament echoes this psalm · verse 2

Paul echoes this verse: no one is justified by works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, in whom the righteousness of God is given to all who believe.

know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Galatians 2:16BSB
verse 20Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin. verse 21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. verse 22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
Romans 3:20–22BSB

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