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Psalms 1:6
6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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.
- 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.
- 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
4Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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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 blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
- Psalms 139:1You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
- Psalms 142:3When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.
- Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
- John 10:14“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
- Psalms 146:9The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
- Proverbs 15:9The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
- Matthew 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
- 2 Peter 2:12But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
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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