Psalms 1:5

Psalms 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Context of Psalms 1:5

3He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. 4The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalms 1:5 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֤ן׀ לֹא־יָקֻ֣מוּ רְ֭שָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים בַּעֲדַ֥ת צַדִּיקִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• will not standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• Norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• sinnersחַטָּאchaţţâ' · sinnerH2400
• the assemblyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662

Cross-references for Psalms 1:5

• Psalms 5:5The boastful will not stand before Your eyes; You hate all who do injustice.
• Psalms 24:3Who may ascend onto the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place?
• Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Jude 1:15to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
• Psalms 26:9Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed,
• Malachi 3:18So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
• Matthew 13:49So it will be at the end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among the righteous,
• Matthew 25:32And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

Commentaries on Psalms 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand - This refers to the winnowing mentioned in the preceding verse. Some of the versions have, The ungodly shall not arise in the judgment - they shall have no resurrection, except to shame and everlasting contempt. But probably the meaning is, When they come to be judged, they shall be condemned. They shall have nothing to plead in their behalf. That the impious were never to have any resurrection, but be annihilated…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Therefore - Because they are thus worthless. The ungodly - See the notes at Psalm 1:1. The wicked in general; the wicked of any kind or degree. Shall not stand - Compare the notes at Psalm 1:1. The idea is, that they will not be found among those who are acquitted by the Judge, and approved by him. The idea seems to be derived from the act of standing up to be tried, or to receive a sentence. In the judgment - The Aramaic Paraphrase renders this, “in the…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. 5The wicked cannot endure the Lord's judgment. They are already condemned (see Psalms 5:5; 7:6; 101:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. stand in the judgment--be acquitted. They shall be driven from among the good (Mt 25:45, 46).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