5-30-06 Psalms 1:4 5

Psalms 1:4, 5 (KJ21)
The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous

Psalms 1:4, 5 (NAS)
The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Psalms 1:4, 5 (NIVUS)
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous

Psalms 1:4, 5 (NLT)
But this is not true of the wicked. They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly.

The Bible compares believers to trees, but it says something totally different about unbelievers. Those who are wicked and hostile to God are compared to chaff. Those who sin against God are of no real substance and are easily and always driven by the wind. They do nothing more than oppress and extort from others.

These who are guilty and condemned cannot even stand with those who have been justified. They are reckoned as offenders and condemned as sinners. They are unclean and have missed the path of right and duty. They live lives of loss and not gain. They have no witness or testimony to give of the Lord and His goodness. They have turned their backs to Him and are not members of His righteous congregation. Because of their repeated mistakes and rebellious act, they shall be punished.