Psalms 1:5
Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
4Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
6For the LORD regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 5:5(5-6) The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 9:16(9-17) The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah
Psalms 26:9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 1:5-6
Description and Doom of the Ungodly. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Here is, I. The description of the ungodly given, v. 4 . 1. In general, they are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition: They are not so. The LXX. emphatically repeats this: Not so the… Read the whole commentary →