Psalms 106:31

106:30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

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

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That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

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

And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for ever more.

106:32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

What does Psalms 106:31 mean?

Psalms 106:31 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָשַׁב (châshab), צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh), דּוֹר (dôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

And

that

was

countedחָשַׁבchâshab/khaw-shab'/H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute

unto

him

for

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

unto

allדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

generationsדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

forעַדʻad/ad/H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

evermore.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Desert, Journey of Israel Through The Works

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 106:31.

Exodus 12:14

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Exodus 14:13

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. for the: or, for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to day

Exodus 27:21

In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 30:21

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Exodus 31:16

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 106:31 say?

Psalms 106:31 (King James Version) reads: "And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore."

Is Psalms 106:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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