Psalms 106:3

106:2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

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Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that does righteousness at all times.

106:4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

What does Psalms 106:3 mean?

Psalms 106:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶשֶׁר (ʼesher), שָׁמַר (shâmar), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ).

Hebrew interlinear

Blessedאֶשֶׁרʼesher/eh'-sher/H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!

are

they

that

keepשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

judgment,מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

and

that

doethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

righteousnessצְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

all

times.עֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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Perfection Righteousness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:3.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 106:3 say?

Psalms 106:3 (King James Version) reads: "Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times."

Is Psalms 106:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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