Psalms 1:5

Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgment, 1 Nor sinners in the counsel of the just. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

In Context

4Not so the ungodly—not so: 1 But rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth. 1

6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; 1 But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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Cross References

Psalms 5:5For thou art not a God that desires iniquity; 1 Neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee. 1

Psalms 9:16The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: 1 In the very snare which they hid is their foot taken. 1

Psalms 26:9Turn not thy face away from me, 1 Turn not thou away from thy servant in anger: 1 Be thou my helper, forsake me not; 1 And, O God my Savior, overlook me not. 1

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 →

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