Psalms 106:30

Psalms 106:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
• New International Version (NIV)But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped.

Context of Psalms 106:30

28They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. 29They angered the Lord with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them. But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped. 31It was credited to him as righteousness throughout all generations to come. 32They angered the Lord at the Waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,

Psalms 106:30 word by word

וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד פִּֽ֭ינְחָס וַיְפַלֵּ֑ל וַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗ר הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then stood upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
• and executed judgmentפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• the plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
• was stayedעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113

Cross-references for Psalms 106:30

• Numbers 25:6An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
• Deuteronomy 13:9Instead, you must kill him. Your hand is to be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
• Joshua 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you what is set apart.
• 1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let even one of them escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon and slaughtered them there.
• Jonah 1:12He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I’m to blame for this great storm that is against you.”

Commentaries on Psalms 106:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment … - Inflicted summary punishment upon a principal offender. Numbers 25:7-8.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. 28-3028-30. sacrifices of the dead--that is, of lifeless idols, contrasted with "the living God" (Jr 10:3-10; compare Psa 115:4-7; 1Co 12:2). On the words, joined themselves to Baal-peor--see Nu 25:2, 3, 5. Baal-peor--that is, the possessor of Peor, the mountain on which Chemosh, the idol of Moab, was worshipped, and at the foot of which Israel at the time lay encamped (Nu 23:28). The name never occurs except in connection with that locality and that…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 106:30

• Obedience
• Phinehas
• Works
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Phinehas
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• David
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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