Psalms 1:4

Not so with the wicked! Instead ¹  they are like wind-driven chaff. ² 

biblegateway Psa 1:4

Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

biblegateway Psa 1:4

The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

biblegateway Psa 1:4

But this is not true of the wicked. They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

biblegateway Psa 1:4

You're not at all like the wicked, who are mere windblown dust--

SABDAweb Psa 1:4

The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

bibleoremus Psa 1:4

The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

biblegateway Psa 1:4

The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

biblegateway Psa 1:4

Not so with the wicked! Instead ¹  they are like wind-driven chaff. ² 

¹ 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.

² 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.

² 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).