Psalms 1:6
ContextNETBible | Certainly 1 the Lord guards the way of the godly, 2 but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. 3 |
XREF | Job 23:10; Ps 37:18-24; Ps 112:10; Ps 139:1,2; Ps 142:3; Ps 146:9; Pr 14:12; Pr 15:9; Na 1:7; Mt 7:13; Joh 10:14,27; 2Ti 2:19; 2Pe 2:12 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The translation understands כי as asseverative. Another option is to translate “for,” understanding v. 6 as a theological explanation for vv. 3-5, which contrasts the respective destinies of the godly and the wicked. 2 tn Heb “the 3 tn Heb “but the way of the wicked perishes.” The “way of the wicked” may refer to their course of life (Ps 146:9; Prov 4:19; Jer 12:1) or their sinful behavior (Prov 12:26; 15:9). The Hebrew imperfect verbal form probably describes here what typically happens, though one could take the form as indicating what will happen (“will perish”). |