Tree of Life Version
Psalms 106:3
3Blessed are those who maintain justice, who do what is right 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
1Halleluyah! Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever. 2Who can speak of Adonai’s mighty acts or declare His praise? Blessed are those who maintain justice, who do what is right at all times. 4Remember me, Adonai, when You show favor to Your people. Visit me with Your salvation, 5so I may behold the prosperity of Your chosen ones, exult in the joy of Your nation, and give praise 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 1:1Happy is the one who has not walked in the advice of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.
- Psalms 84:11For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the House of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Torah of Adonai.
- Mark 3:35For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Luke 6:47Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and does them, I will show you what he is like.
- Luke 11:28But He said, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey 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 Torah, the Torah that gives freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts—he shall 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 22:14How fortunate are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the Tree of Life and may enter through the gates into the city.
- Psalms 119:106I have sworn and confirmed to observe Your righteous rulings.
- Isaiah 56:1Thus says Adonai: “Preserve justice, do righteousness. For My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
- Jeremiah 22:15Did you become king just to be striving with cedar? Did your father not eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.
- Luke 11:42“But woe to you Pharisees, for you tithe mint, rue, and every garden herb, yet bypass justice and the love of God. It is necessary to do these things without neglecting the others.
- John 14:21He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and 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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