The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
What does Psalms 1:4 mean?
The ungodly are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition. The ungodly are not so, ver.
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Commentary on Psalms 1:4
The ungodly are not so - literally, "Not thus the wicked." For the word ungodly, see the notes at Psalm 1:1 . The statement that the "wicked are not so," is a general statement applicable alike to their character and destiny, though the mind of the author of the psalm is fixed immediately and particularly on the difference in their destiny, without specifying anything particularly respecting their character.
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Context in Psalms 1
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Psalms 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book I. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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