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Psalms 106:3
3Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God’s precepts], Who practice righteousness at all times.
Psalms 106:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!
Context of Psalms 106:3
1Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever! 2Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord? Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]? Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God’s precepts], Who practice righteousness at all times. 4Remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people. Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them], 5That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance.
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אַ֭שְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵ֣י מִשְׁפָּ֑ט עֹשֵׂ֖ה צְדָקָ֣ה בְכָל־עֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 106:3
- Psalms 1:1Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Psalms 119:1How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless], Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
- Mark 3:35For whoever does the will of God [by believing in Me, and following Me], he is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Luke 6:47Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:
- Luke 11:28But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.”
- John 13:17If you know these things, you are blessed [happy and favored by God] if you put them into practice [and faithfully do them].
- John 15:14You are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you.
- James 1:25But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience].
- Revelation 7:15For this reason, they are [standing] before the throne of God; and they serve Him [in worship] day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them and shelter and protect them [with His presence].
- Revelation 22:14Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.
- Psalms 119:106I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
- Isaiah 56:1This is what the Lord says, “Maintain justice and do righteousness, For My salvation is soon to come, And My righteousness and justice is soon to be revealed.
- Jeremiah 22:15Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]? Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank, Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]? Then all was well with him.
- Luke 11:42“But woe (judgment is coming) to you Pharisees, because you [self-righteously] tithe mint and rue and every [little] garden herb [tending to all the minutiae], and yet disregard and neglect justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done, without neglecting the others.
- John 14:21The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him].”
Commentaries on Psalms 106:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times - How near do the Anglo-Saxon, the ancient Scottish Version, and the present translation, approach to each other! Anglo-Saxon. "Blessed they that holdeth doom, and doth righteousness in ilkere tide." Anglo-Scottish. Blisful tha that kepes dome, and duse rightwisnes in ilk tyme. Those are truly blessed, or happy, whose hearts are devoted to God, and who live in the habit of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Blessed are they that keep judgment - They are blessed, for their conduet is right, and it leads to happiness. The Hebrew is, “the keepers of judgment;” that is, they who observe the rules of justice in their conduct, or who are governed by the principles of integrity. And he that doeth righteousness at all times - All who yield obedience to just law - whether a nation or an individual. The psalm is designed to illustrate this “by contrast;” that is, by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Wise people who practice justice and righteousness receive encouragement to proclaim the Lord’s great acts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The blessing is limited to those whose principles and acts are right. How "blessed" Israel would be now, if he had "observed God's statutes" (Psa 105:45).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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