Psalm 1:4 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

Blessedness. The word "blessed' might Be rendered "blessings." God's people are blessed ( Numbers 6:24 ; Matthew 5:1 - 10). I. There is the blessing of PEACE . The fruit of righteousness is peace. The heart is right with God. II. The Messing of a TRUE PURPOSE . Not gain, nor pleasure, nor merely to save the soul, but to do God's will. This is the supreme thing. This gives strength to the heart and unity to the life. III. The blessing of the NOBLEST SOCIETY . Into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

A contrast. This psalm is introductory to all the rest, perhaps written after the finding of the "book of the Law" in Josiah's time, in an age of revival, when men were roused to consider the conflict between good and evil, and who were the truly Messed, and on what their blessedness was grounded. There is a contrast drawn in it between the righteous and the wicked. I. THE CHARACTER AND PRIVILEGES OF THE RIGHTEOUS . 1 . They have no sympathetic relations with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 1:4

The ungodly are not so ; or, the wicked (see the comment on Psalms 1:1 . But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away . "Chaff" is used throughout Scripture as an emblem of what is weak and worthless (see Job 21:18 ; Psalms 35:5 ; Isaiah 5:24 ; Isaiah 17:13 ; Isaiah 29:5 ; Isaiah 33:11 ; Isaiah 41:15 ; Jeremiah 23:28 ; Daniel 2:35 ; Hosea 13:3 ; Zephaniah 2:2 ; Matthew 3:12 ; Luke 3:17 ). In ancient times it was considered of no value at all, and when... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 1:4

The ungodly are not so - literally, “Not thus the wicked.” For the word ungodly, see the notes at Psalms 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. It is as true, however, that the ungodly do walk in the counsel of the wicked, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 1:4

Psalms 1:4. The ungodly are not so Their condition is far different; but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away Withered and worthless, restless and unquiet, without form or stability, blown about by every wind, and, at length, finally dispersed from the face of the earth, by the breath of God’s displeasure, and driven into the fire which never shall be quenched. Their seeming felicity hath no firm foundation, but quickly vanishes, and flies away, as chaff before the wind. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

Pslam 1 The godly and the ungodlyThis psalm is really an introduction to the whole collection. It shows the life of the godly and the reward it brings, and the life of the ungodly and the judgment it will receive. God is the supreme controller of each person’s destiny, and he orders everything according to his own righteousness.In both their thought and their behaviour, the godly are different from others. They are constantly increasing their knowledge of God’s Word, and as they allow that Word... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:4

are not so, &c. = not so the ungodly. like the chaff. The other comparison. See Psalms 1:3 . Compare Psalms 35:5 . wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 1:4

"The wicked are not so,But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment,Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."The simile of the chaff is found often in the Bible and is drawn from the old method of threshing grain, the chaff being worthless was blown away by the wind or burned. The New Testament use of this same figure begins with John the Baptist's declaration with regard to Jesus Christ, that, "He will gather his wheat into... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 1:4

Psalms 1:4. Like the chaff— This comparison is frequently used by the Psalmist, and it receives great illustration and emphasis, when we consider that the people of Judea had their threshing-floors on an eminence; that the method of winnowing their corn was, by throwing it up against the wind with a shovel, and that they chose this lofty situation, that the wind might act with more force, and drive the chaff away more easily. The wicked seem to be here compared to chaff, because, instead of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 1:4

4. not so—either as to conduct or happiness. like the chaff—which, by Eastern modes of winnowing against the wind, was utterly blown away. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 1:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 1:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 1:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 1:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 1:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 1:4

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