Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 106:3
3How happy are those who uphold justice, 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
1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. 2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him? How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times. 4Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people. Come to me with your salvation 5so that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of your nation, and boast about your heritage.
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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 1:1How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor; he does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity.
- Psalms 119:1How happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s instruction!
- Mark 3:35Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
- Luke 6:47I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them:
- Luke 11:28He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
- John 13:17If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
- John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command you.
- James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works — this person will be blessed in what he does.
- Revelation 7:15For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one seated on the throne will shelter them:
- Revelation 22:14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.
- Psalms 119:106I have solemnly sworn to keep your righteous judgments.
- Isaiah 56:1This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed.
- Jeremiah 22:15Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.
- Luke 11:42“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.
- John 14:21The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself 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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