Teks -- Psalms 1:6 (NET)

1:6 Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

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Wesley: Psa 1:6 - Knoweth

He approves, loves, and delights in them, and therefore will recompence them.

Wesley: Psa 1:6 - Perish

All their designs and courses shall come to nothing, and they shall perish with them.

JFB: Psa 1:6 - knoweth the way

Attends to and provides for them (Psa 101:6; Pro 12:10; Hos 13:5).

JFB: Psa 1:6 - way of the wicked

All their plans will end in disappointment and ruin (Psa 37:13; Psa 146:8; Pro 4:19).

Clarke: Psa 1:6 - The Lord knoweth

The Lord knoweth - יודע yodea approveth the way, "aloweth the way", Coverdale, of the righteous, צדיקים tsaddikim , from צדק tsadak , to give even weight; the men who give to all their due; opposed to רשעים reshaim , Psa 1:1, they who withhold right from all; see above. Such holy men are under the continual eye of God’ s providence; he knows the way that they take; approves of their motives, purposes, and works, because they are all wrought through himself. He provides for them in all exigencies, and defends them both in body and soul

Clarke: Psa 1:6 - The way of the ungodly shall perish

The way of the ungodly shall perish - Their projects, designs and operations, shall perish; God’ s curse shall be on all that they have, do, and are. And in the day of judgment they shall be condemned to everlasting fire in the perdition of ungodly men. The wicked shall perish at the presence of the Lord. Reader take warning

Calvin: Psa 1:6 - NO PHRASE

Even in this world the prosperity of the ungodly begins to pass away as often as God manifests the tokens of his judgment; (for then, being awakened out of sleep, they are constrained to acknowledge, whether they will or no, that they have no part with the assembly of the righteous;) but because this is not accomplished always, nor with respect to all men, in the present state, we must patiently wait for the day of final revelation, in which Christ will separate the sheep from the goats. At the same time, we must maintain it as a general truth, that the ungodly are devoted to misery; for their own consciences condemn them for their wickedness; and, as often as they are summoned to give an account of their life, their sleep is broken, and they perceive that they were merely dreaming when they imagined themselves to be happy, without looking inward to the true state of their hearts.

Moreover, as things appear to be here driven about at the mercy of chance, and as it is not easy for us, in the midst of the prevailing confusion, to acknowledge the truth of what the Psalmist had said, he therefore presents to our consideration the grand principle, that God is the Judge of the world. Granting this, it follows that it cannot but be well with the upright and the just, while, on the other hand, the most terrible destruction must impend over the ungodly. According to all outward appearance, the servants of God may derive no advantage from their uprightness; but as it is the peculiar office of God to defend them and take care of their safety, they must be happy under his protection. And from this we may also conclude that, as he is the certain avenger of wickedness, although, for a time, he may seem to take no notice of the ungodly, yet at length he will visit them with destruction. Instead, therefore, of allowing ourselves to be deceived with their imaginary felicity, let us, in circumstances of distress, have ever before our eyes the providence of God, to whom it belongs to settle the affairs of the world, and to bring order out of confusion.

TSK: Psa 1:6 - knoweth // way

knoweth : Psa 37:18-24, Psa 139:1, Psa 139:2, Psa 142:3; Job 23:10; Nah 1:7; Joh 10:14, Joh 10:27; 2Ti 2:19

way : Psa 112:10, Psa 146:9; Pro 14:12, Pro 15:9; Mat 7:13; 2Pe 2:12

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Poole: Psa 1:6 - For // The Lord knoweth // The way of the ungodly shall perish

For he now gives a reason of this great difference between the righteous and the ungodly, expressed in the foregoing verses.

The Lord knoweth either,

1. Properly and speculatively; he searcheth and knoweth all their hearts and ways or actions; and therefore will preserve, prosper, and bless them; which may be gathered out of the following and opposite clause of this verse, and out of Psa 1:1,2 . Or,

2. Practically and affectionately, as words of knowledge in Scripture do frequently imply affection, as Exo 1:8 Psa 31:7 101:4 Hos 8:4 Amo 3:2 . He approveth, loveth, and delighteth in them, and in the course of their lives, and therefore will recompense them; or, he careth for and directeth their actions to a blessed issue.

The way of the ungodly shall perish all their wicked designs and courses shall come to nothing, and they shall perish with them.

Haydock: Psa 1:6 - Knoweth

Knoweth, with approbation. There is only one road which leads to heaven: but these men, having sown in the flesh, must reap corruption, Galatians vi. 8. (Berthier) ---

God will reward or punish (Worthington) all according to their deserts. (Haydock) ---

To some he will thunder out, I never knew you; while others shall hear, Come, &c., Matthew xxv. 34., &c. (Calmet) ---

In this world, things seem to be in a sort of confusion, as the wicked prosper. But, at the hour of death, each will receive a final retribution. Temporal advantages have been dealt out to the wicked for the small and transitory acts of virtue, the afflictions of this world have served to purify the elect from venial faults. (Haydock)

Gill: Psa 1:6 - For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous // but the way of the ungodly shall perish

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous,.... The way in which he walks by faith, which is in Jesus Christ; the way in which he goes to the Father, and carries to him his sacrifices of prayer and praise, which meet with acceptance through him; the way in which he seeks for and expects justification, pardon, and salvation, namely, through the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ: and also it may denote his course, his walk and conversation; for the righteous man is a follower of God, he takes up the cross and follows after Christ: he walks not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, according to the rule of the word, and as becomes the Gospel of Christ: and this way of his in every sense the Lord "knows"; not merely as he is omniscient, for by his omniscience his eyes are upon the ways of all men; he knows the way of the wicked as well as the way of the righteous; but the sense is, that the Lord approves of and is well pleased with his way of faith and holiness; he knows this person, so as to love him and take delight and pleasure in him; his countenance beholds him with a smile; he is well pleased with him in Christ and for his sake, on whose account he has respect to him and to his offerings, to his service and duty, to his ways and works; and hence he is a blessed man, is in a happy situation, and all he does prospers, for he and his ways please the Lord: and hence also it is that neither he nor his way shall perish; the way he is in leads to everlasting life, and he being a follower of the Lord in a way pleasing to him, he shall never perish, but have eternal life;

but the way of the ungodly shall perish; for his way is a wicked way, the way of sinners, Psa 1:1; it leads to destruction and death, and all that walk in it shall perish; for if is a way the Lord knows not, does not approve of, he abhors it; wherefore the man that continues in it will be unhappy, wretched, and miserable to all eternity. These last words therefore show the reason of the happiness of one sort of men, and the unhappiness of the other; and prove and confirm the same: the Lord knows, approves of, loves, and delights in the one; he does not approve of and delight in the other.