Psalms 105:31
And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et reputatum est ei in justitiam, in generationem et generationem usque in sempiternum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 106:31
- וַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁב ל֭וֹ לִצְדָקָ֑ה לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר עַד עוֹלָֽם
Haydock's commentary
Evermore. Phinees thus by his pious zeal, merited (Worthington) God's favour, and the high priesthood (Numbers xxv. 13.; Calmet) for his posterity, for 900 years, though the latter promise seems to have been conditional. (Berthier)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm CVI
25. “And that was counted unto him for righteousness among all posterities for evermore” ( ver. 31 ). God counted this unto His Priest for righteousness, not only as long as posterity shall exist, but “for evermore;” for He who knoweth the heart, knoweth how to weigh with how much love for the people that deed was done.
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Matthew V. 27, 28
And why do I mention these things? when killing, which among all is acknowledged to be an invention of the evil one, killing, I say, having found its proper occasion, caused Phinehas, who committed it, to be honored with the priesthood. For that killing is a work of him whom I just now mentioned, hear what Christ saith; “Ye will do the works of your Father; he was a manslayer from the beginning.” But Phinehas became a manslayer, and “it was counted unto him” (so He speaks) “for righteousness:”and Abraham again on becoming not a man-slayer only, but (which was far worse) the slayer of his child, won more and more approbation. And Peter too wrought a twofold slaughter, nevertheless what he did was of the Spirit.