Mazmur 119:90

119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. ¹ 

You established the earth and it stood firm.

Mazmur 1:4

1:4 Not so with the wicked!

Instead ²  they are like wind-driven chaff. ³ 

[119:90]  ¹ tn Heb “to a generation and a generation [is] your faithfulness.”

[1:4]  ² tn Here the Hebrew expression כִּי־אִם (ki-’im, “instead,” cf. v. 2) introduces a contrast between the prosperity of the godly depicted in v. 3 and the destiny of the wicked described in v. 4.

[1:4]  ³ tn Heb “[they are] like the chaff which [the] wind blows about.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form draws attention to the typical nature of the action described.

[1:4]  sn Wind-driven chaff. In contrast to the well-rooted and productive tree described in v. 3, the wicked are like a dried up plant that has no root system and is blown away by the wind. The simile describes the destiny of the wicked (see vv. 5-6).