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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD knows <i>and</i> fully approves the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the wicked shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For YHWH is knowing the way of the righteous, "" And the way of the wicked is lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Jehovah shall know the way of the just: but the way of the unjust shall perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Lord knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because the LORD knows the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because LORD JEHOVAH knows the way of the righteous ones and the way of the wicked will be destroyed. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the LORD regardeth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=41" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/1.htm">The LORD Blesses Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">guards</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the path</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dî·qîm (Adj-mp) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">of the righteous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: wə·ḏe·reḵ (Conj-w:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">but the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: tō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will perish.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Proverbs 4:18-19</a></span><br />The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. / But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-29.htm">Proverbs 10:29</a></span><br />The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-9.htm">Proverbs 15:9</a></span><br />The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-6.htm">Proverbs 3:6</a></span><br />in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-8</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the LORD knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.</p><p class="hdg">knoweth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-18.htm">Psalm 37:18-24</a></b></br> The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known <i>me</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a></b></br> When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.</p><p class="hdg">way</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Psalm 112:10</a></b></br> The wicked shall see <i>it</i>, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Psalm 146:9</a></b></br> The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a></b></br> There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof <i>are</i> the ways of death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/40-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/42-17.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/6-18.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/job/36-12.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/36-5.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/job/33-11.htm">Watches</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/psalms/5-12.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Watches</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">The happiness of the godly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">The unhappiness of the ungodly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the LORD guards the path of the righteous</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's active role in the lives of those who follow His ways. The term "guards" suggests protection and guidance, indicating that God is intimately involved in the journey of the righteous. This aligns with the biblical theme of God as a shepherd, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where He leads and protects His flock. The "path of the righteous" refers to a life lived in accordance with God's commandments and wisdom. In the historical context of ancient Israel, righteousness was closely tied to adherence to the Law given through Moses. This concept is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, where trust in the Lord leads to a straight path. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate righteous one, and through whom believers are made righteous.<p><b>but the way of the wicked will perish</b><br>In contrast to the righteous, the wicked are on a path that leads to destruction. The "way of the wicked" implies a lifestyle characterized by sin and rebellion against God. This phrase serves as a warning, consistent with the wisdom literature's theme of the consequences of one's choices. The idea of perishing is not just physical death but also spiritual ruin, as seen in the broader biblical narrative. This is reflected in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of the broad road leading to destruction (<a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13</a>). Historically, the fate of the wicked is illustrated in the downfall of nations and individuals who opposed God's will, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. This serves as a prophetic warning of the final judgment, where the wicked will face eternal separation from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His people. In this verse, He is depicted as the protector and guide of the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Those who live in accordance with God's will and commandments. They are characterized by their faithfulness and obedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Individuals who live in opposition to God's ways, often characterized by sin and rebellion. Their path leads to destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_for_the_righteous.htm">God's Protection for the Righteous</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "guards" (yada) implies an intimate knowledge and care. God is not distant but actively involved in the lives of the righteous, guiding and protecting them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequence of Wickedness</a></b><br>The path of the wicked leads to perishing. This serves as a warning that living apart from God's ways results in ultimate destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_choosing_the_right_path.htm">The Importance of Choosing the Right Path</a></b><br>Life presents us with choices, and the paths we choose have eternal consequences. Aligning with God's will leads to life and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_guidance.htm">The Assurance of God's Guidance</a></b><br>Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is actively guiding their steps. This assurance should encourage trust and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contrast_between_two_ways_of_life.htm">Contrast Between Two Ways of Life</a></b><br>The psalm presents a clear dichotomy between the righteous and the wicked, urging believers to examine their lives and ensure they are on the path of righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_place_of_residence.htm">What defines a psalm?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_1's_justice_align_with_job.htm">How can Psalm 1's vision of immediate justice be reconciled with biblical accounts like Job, where the righteous suffer while the wicked seem to prosper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/fate_of_righteous_and_wicked.htm">What will happen to the righteous and the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_94_align_with_swift_judgment.htm">Psalm 94:3-4 depicts the wicked flourishing and boasting; how does this align with other biblical claims that God swiftly judges evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Knoweth</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., recogniseth with discriminative discernment and appreciation. </span>(Comp. <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm" title="I will be glad and rejoice in your mercy: for you have considered my trouble; you have known my soul in adversities;">Psalm 31:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/144-3.htm" title="LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! or the son of man, that you make account of him!">Psalm 144:3</a>; <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm" title="And God looked on the children of Israel, and God had respect to them.">Exodus 2:25</a>; also <a href="/john/10-14.htm" title="I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.">John 10:14</a>. So Shakespeare, <span class= "ital">As You Like It: </span>"I know you are my eldest brother, and in the gentle condition of blood you should so <span class= "ital">know </span>me.")<p><span class= "bld">The way of the ungodly shall perish.</span>--This is explained by <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm" title="The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.">Psalm 112:10</a>, "the <span class= "ital">desire </span>of the wicked shall perish;" all his plans and ambitions shall come to nought. The metaphor is illustrated by <a href="/job/6-18.htm" title="The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.">Job 6:18</a>, where an unjust course is compared to a stream that suddenly dries up and disappears. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous</span>. God is said to "know" those of whom he approves, and. on whom he "lifts up the light of his countenance." The wicked he does not "know;" he "casts them out of the sight of his eyes" - "casts them behind his back;" refuses to acknowledge them. God "knows the way of the <span class="accented">righteous</span>," and therefore they live and prosper; he does not know the way of the wicked, and therefore the way of the (wicked, or) ungodly shall perish (compare the beginning and end of <a href="/psalms/112.htm">Psalm 112</a>.). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">guards</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹדֵ֣עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḏê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the path</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the righteous,</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּיקִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dî·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but the way</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדֶ֖רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will perish.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאבֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 1:6 For Yahweh knows the way (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 2:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 2:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>