English Standard Version
Psalms 1:6
6for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalms 1:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
Context of Psalms 1:6
4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Read all of Psalms 1Psalms 1:6 word by word
כִּֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ צַדִּיקִ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 1:6
- Psalms 37:18The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
- Psalms 139:1O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
- Psalms 142:3When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
- Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
- Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
- John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
- 2 Timothy 2:19But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."
- Psalms 112:10The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked will perish!
- Psalms 146:9The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
- Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness.
- Matthew 7:13"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
- 2 Peter 2:12But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,
Commentaries on Psalms 1:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The Lord knoweth - יודע yodea approveth the way, "aloweth the way", Coverdale, of the righteous, צדיקים tsaddikim, from צדק tsadak, to give even weight; the men who give to all their due; opposed to רשעים reshaim, Psalm 1:1, they who withhold right from all; see above. Such holy men are under the continual eye of God's providence; he knows the way that they take; approves of their motives, purposes, and works, because they are all wrought through himself…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous - This is given as a reason why the wicked would not stand in the judgment with the righteous. The reason is, that the Lord, the great Judge, fully understands the character of those who are his friends, and can discriminate between them and all others, whatever pretences others may make to that character. Only those whom God approves, and loves, as his friends, will be able to stand in the day when the great…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-6Verses 4-6 The ungodly are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition. The ungodly are not so, ver. 4; they are led by the counsel of the wicked, in the way of sinners, to the seat of the scornful; they have no delight in the law of God; they bring forth no fruit but what is evil. The righteous are like useful, fruitful trees: the ungodly are like the chaff which the wind drives away: the dust which the owner of the floor desires to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6When God takes care of people who obey him and punishes people who do evil, it shows how God gives people what their actions deserve (see Galatians 6:7–10). This is called "retribution." The wicked might appear successful for a short while, but their lives are short and meaningless in the end. God and the people who remain faithful to him will have the final victory (see Psalms 9:5, 6, 18; 10:16; 37:20; 73:27; 92:9; compare 142:4; Isaiah 57:1). People who…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. knoweth the way--attends to and provides for them (Psa 101:6; Pr 12:10; Ho 13:5). way of the wicked--All their plans will end in disappointment and ruin (Psa 37:13; 146:8; Pr 4:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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