“Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.”
Blessed are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times. The beatitude shifts focus from God's deeds to human responsibility, establishing that blessing accrues to those who embody covenant obedience. The parallelism between 'observe justice' and 'do righteousness' emphasizes the comprehensiveness of ethical demand. The phrase 'at all times' removes any loophole or exception, suggesting that covenant obedience is unconditional and continuous.
Church Fathers on Psalms 106:3
1. This Psalm also has the title Allelujah prefixed to it: and this twice. But some say, that one Allelujah belongs to the end of the former Psalm, the other to the beginning of this. And they assert, that all the Psalms bearing this title have Allelujah at the end, but not all at the beginning; so that they will not allow any Psalm which has not Allelujah at the end, to have it at the beginning; supposing that what seems to belong to the commencement, really belongs to the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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