New King James Version
Psalms 1:6
6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will 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 ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5Therefore the ungodly shall 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 ungodly shall perish.
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כִּֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ צַדִּיקִ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 1:6
- Psalms 37:18The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
- Psalms 139:1O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
- Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk They have secretly set a snare for me.
- Job 23:10But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
- Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.
- John 10:14I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be grieved; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish.
- Psalms 146:9The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 15:9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves him who follows righteousness.
- Matthew 7:13“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
- 2 Peter 2:12But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption,
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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