Psalms 106:31

Psalms 106:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
• New International Version (NIV)This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore.

Context of Psalms 106:31

29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices, And a plague broke out among them. 30Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded, And so the plague was halted. And that was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forever. 32They provoked Him to anger at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account; 33Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.

Psalms 106:31 word by word

וַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁב ל֭וֹ לִצְדָקָ֑ה לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And that was countedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• unto him for righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• unto allדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• evermoreעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Psalms 106:31

• Numbers 25:11“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the Israelites because he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My jealousy.
• Deuteronomy 24:13You shall certainly restore the pledge (security deposit) to him at sunset, so that he may sleep in his garment and bless you; and it will be credited to you as righteousness (right standing) before the Lord your God.
• Mark 14:3While He was in Bethany [as a guest] at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster vial of very costly and precious perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured the perfume over His head.

Commentaries on Psalms 106:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31And that was counted unto him for righteousness - See Numbers 25:11-13. Compare the notes at Romans 4:3. The meaning here is, that this was regarded as a “proof” or “demonstration” that he was a righteous man - a man fearing God. Unto all generations for evermore - Hebrew, “To generation and generation forever.” The record would be transmitted from one generation to another, without any intermission, and would be permanent. This is one of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-33Phinehas killed an Israelite man who openly turned away from the Lord (Numbers 25:3–8). Because his action stopped the plague, the psalm credits him with righteousness. In this psalm he is presented as a stronger example of zeal for the Lord than Moses, who failed at Meribah (Numbers 20:11–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. counted ... righteousness--"a just and rewardable action." for--or, "unto," to the procuring of righteousness, as in Ro 4:2; 10:4. Here it was a particular act, not faith, nor its object Christ; and what was procured was not justifying righteousness, or what was to be rewarded with eternal life; for no one act of man's can be taken for complete obedience. But it was that which God approved and rewarded with a perpetual priesthood to him and his…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 106:31

• Obedience
• Works
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Gather
• Leanness
• Mingle
• Open
• Phinehas
• Repent
• David
• Hallel
• Intercession
• Molech; Moloch

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