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Sinners will have no place among the godly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not rise in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand up in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sinners won't have an excuse on the day of judgment, and they won't have a place with the people of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is why wicked people will not be able to stand in the judgment and sinners will not be able to stand where righteous people gather.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Sinners will be condemned by God and kept apart from God's own people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not escape judgment, nor will sinners have a place in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked do not rise in judgment, "" Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, the unjust shall not rise up in judgment, and the sinful in the assembly of the just.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment, nor sinners in the council of the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not arise at the judgment, nor will sinners in the assembly of the just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the ungodly shall not be justified in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, neither sinners in the assembly of the righteous ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=34" 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">4</span>Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qu·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: bam·miš·pāṭ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">in the judgment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2400.htm" title="2400: wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm (Conj-w:: Adj-mp) -- Sinful, sinners. Intensively from chata'; a criminal, or one accounted guilty.">nor sinners</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: ba·‘ă·ḏaṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">in the assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dî·qîm (Adj-mp) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">of the righteous.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.…<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="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49-50</a></span><br />So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous / and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-33</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="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-15</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10-12</a></span><br />Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. / It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” / So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-10</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Malachi 3:18</a></span><br />So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></span><br />But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.</p><p class="hdg">shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Psalm 5:5</a></b></br> The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3</a></b></br> Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/21-36.htm">Luke 21:36</a></b></br> Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.</p><p class="hdg">sinners</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/26-9.htm">Psalm 26:9</a></b></br> Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Malachi 3:18</a></b></br> Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49</a></b></br> So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-28.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Company</a> <a href="/job/30-28.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/34-23.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/job/36-6.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous</b><br /><b>Therefore</b><br />This word serves as a conclusion or result of the preceding verses. In the context of <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1</a>, it connects the fate of the wicked to their actions and choices. The Hebrew word used here is "עַל־כֵּן" (al-ken), which implies a logical consequence. The psalmist is emphasizing that the moral and spiritual laws established by God are unchanging and that the outcomes for the wicked are inevitable due to their rejection of God's ways.<p><b>the wicked</b><br />The term "wicked" is translated from the Hebrew word "רְשָׁעִים" (reshayim), which refers to those who are morally wrong, guilty, or hostile toward God. In the biblical context, the wicked are those who live in opposition to God's commandments and are characterized by their sinful behavior. This term is often used throughout the Psalms to contrast with the righteous, highlighting the moral dichotomy present in the world.<p><b>will not stand</b><br />The phrase "will not stand" comes from the Hebrew "לֹא־יָקֻמוּ" (lo yaqumu), indicating an inability to endure or remain firm. In the context of judgment, it suggests that the wicked will not be able to withstand the scrutiny and justice of God. This imagery evokes a courtroom setting where the wicked are unable to justify themselves before the divine Judge, leading to their ultimate downfall.<p><b>in the judgment</b><br />"Judgment" here is translated from the Hebrew word "בַּמִּשְׁפָּט" (bamishpat), which refers to a legal decision or verdict. In the biblical sense, it encompasses both temporal and eternal judgment. The psalmist is pointing to a future time when God will execute justice, separating the righteous from the wicked. This concept is deeply rooted in the Jewish understanding of divine justice and accountability.<p><b>nor sinners</b><br />"Sinners" is derived from the Hebrew "וְחַטָּאִים" (vechata'im), referring to those who miss the mark or fall short of God's standards. While similar to "wicked," this term emphasizes the habitual nature of sinning. The psalmist is underscoring that those who persist in sin without repentance will not find a place among the righteous.<p><b>in the assembly</b><br />The word "assembly" comes from the Hebrew "בַּעֲדַת" (ba'adat), meaning a gathering or congregation. This term often refers to the community of God's people, those who are in covenant relationship with Him. The psalmist is highlighting the exclusion of sinners from this sacred community, emphasizing the purity and holiness required to be part of God's people.<p><b>of the righteous</b><br />"Righteous" is translated from the Hebrew "צַדִּיקִים" (tzaddikim), referring to those who are just, virtuous, and in right standing with God. The righteous are those who live according to God's laws and seek to honor Him in their lives. This term is central to the biblical narrative, representing the ideal of a life lived in harmony with God's will. The psalmist concludes by affirming the ultimate separation between those who follow God and those who reject Him, underscoring the eternal consequences of one's choices.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Therefore.</span>--Notice contrast with <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm" title="Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.">Psalm 1:1</a>. Those who had deliberately chosen the assembly of the scornful will have no place in that of the good.<p><span class= "bld">Shall not stand.</span>--Properly, <span class= "ital">shall not rise. </span>Probably like our phrase, "shall not hold up his head." Will be self-convicted, and shrink away before God's unerring scrutiny, like the man without a wedding garment in our Lord's parable (<a href="/matthew/22-12.htm" title="And he said to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.">Matthew 22:12</a>). The LXX. and Vulg. have "rise again," as if with thought of an after state.<p><span class= "bld">The congregation of the righteous.</span>--A phrase repeating itself in different forms in the Psalms. It implies either <span class= "ital">Israel </span>as opposed to the heathen, or <span class= "ital">faithful </span>Israel as opposed to those who had proved disloyal to the covenant. In theory all the congregation was holy (<a href="/numbers/16-3.htm" title="And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much on you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then lift you up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?">Numbers 16:3</a>), but we meet in the Psalms with the feeling expressed in the Apostle's words, "They are not all Israel that are of Israel."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore the ungodly</span> (or, the <span class="accented">wicked</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>shall not stand in the judgment</span>. "Therefore," as being chaff, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "destitute of spiritual vitality" (Kay), "the wicked shall not stand," or shall not <span class="accented">rise up</span>, "<span class="accented">in</span> the judgment," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in the judgment of the last day. So the Targum, Rashi, Dr. Kay, Canon Cook, and others. It is certainly not conceivable that any human judgment is intended by "the judgment" (<span class="hebrew">הַמִּשְׁפָט</span>), and though possibly "all manifestations of God's punitive righteousness are comprehended" (Hengstenberg), yet the main idea must be that the wicked shall not be able to "stand," or" rise up," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "hold up their heads" (Aglen), in the last day. <span class="cmt_word">Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous</span>. Here the human judgment comes in. Sinners will be cast out, not only from heaven, but also from the Church, or "congregation of the righteous," if not before, at any rate when the "congregation" is finally made up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/1-5.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">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְ֭שָׁעִים</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} not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָקֻ֣מוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qu·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the judgment,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor sinners</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">A criminal, one accounted guilty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the assembly</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲדַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the righteous.</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּיקִֽים׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 1:5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 1:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/1-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 1:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:6" /></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>