Mazmur 106:31

106:31 This brought him a reward,

an eternal gift. ¹ 

Roma 4:3

4:3 For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited ²  to him as righteousness.” ³ 

Galatia 3:6

3:6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, ⁴ 

Yakobus 2:23

2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” ⁵  and he was called God’s friend. ⁶ 

[106:31]  ¹ tn Heb “and it was reckoned to him for righteousness, to a generation and a generation forever.” The verb חָשַׁב (khashav, “to reckon”) is collocated with צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah, “righteousness”) only in Ps 106:31 and Gen 15:6, where God rewards Abram’s faith with a land grant.

[106:31]  sn Brought him a reward. See Num 25:12-13.

[4:3]  ² tn The term λογίζομαι (logizomai) occurs 11 times in this chapter (vv. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24). In secular usage it could (a) refer to deliberations of some sort, or (b) in commercial dealings (as virtually a technical term) to “reckoning” or “charging up a debt.” See H. W. Heidland, TDNT 4:284, 290-92.

[4:3]  ³ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[3:6]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[2:23]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[2:23]  ⁶ sn An allusion to 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8; 51:2; Dan 3:35 (LXX), in which Abraham is called God’s “beloved.”