New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 1:6
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Context of Psalms 1:6
4The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind blows away. 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.
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כִּֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ צַדִּיקִ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 1:6
- Psalms 37:18The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.
- Psalms 139:1Lord, You have searched me and known me.
- Psalms 142:3When my spirit felt weak within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
- Job 23:10But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
- Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
- John 10:14I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me,
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His;” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to keep away from wickedness.”
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 146:9The Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves the one who pursues righteousness.
- Matthew 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
- 2 Peter 2:12But these, like unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, using abusive speech where they have no knowledge, will in the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed,
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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Notes
- 1. Psalms 1:6 Or approves; or has regard to ↩
- 2. Psalms 1:6 Ps 37:18; Nah 1:7; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19 ↩
- 3. Psalms 1:6 Ps 9:5, 6; 11:6 ↩
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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