Psalms 106 · Verse 31

Psalms 106:31

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
Psalms 106:31, King James Version

Psalms 106:31 in other translations

BSBIt was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
WEBThat was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
ASVAnd that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Unto all generations for evermore.
YLTAnd it is reckoned to him to righteousness, To all generations--unto the age.
DARBYAnd that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, from generation to generation, for evermore.
BBEAnd all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
WebsterAnd that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for ever.

What does Psalms 106:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. 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 descendants (Nu 25:13; 1Ch 6:4, &c.).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 106:13-33

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…

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Psalms 106:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁבva.te.Cha.shevand it was reckonedH2803
ל֭וֹloto him
לִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.Kahto righteousnessH6666
לְדֹ֥רle.Dorto a generationH1755
וָ֝דֹ֗רva.Dorand a generationH1755
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

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Cross references for Psalms 106:31

  • Numbers 25:11-13

    Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

  • Mark 14:3-9

    And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. …

  • Genesis 15:6

    And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

  • Deuteronomy 24:13

    In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nu 25:11-13; De 24:13; Mr 14:3-9

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Context

  • Psalms 106:30

    Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

  • Psalms 106:31

    And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

  • Psalms 106:32

    They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

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Psalms 106:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fuéle contado á justicia de generación en generación para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et cela lui a été compté à justice, de génération en génération, pour toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wurde ihm zur Gerechtigkeit gerechnet von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht bis in Ewigkeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.