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Psalms Chapter 1 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 1:4

The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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BBE Psalms 1:4

The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.
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DARBY Psalms 1:4

The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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KJV Psalms 1:4

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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WBT Psalms 1:4

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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WEB Psalms 1:4

The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
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YLT Psalms 1:4

Not so the wicked: But -- as chaff that wind driveth away!
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Psalms 1 : 4 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - The ungodly are not so; or, the wicked (see the comment on ver. 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; Psalm 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 corn was winnowed, it was thrown up in the air until the wind had blown all the chaff away (see the representation in the author's 'History of Ancient Egypt,' vol. 1. p. 163).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) The ungodly.--Better, Not so the ungodly.But are like.--They shall be winnowed out of the society of the true Israel by the fan of God's judgment. The image is a striking one, although so frequent as almost to have become a poetical commonplace (Habakkuk 3:12; Joel 3:14; Jeremiah 51:33; Isaiah 21:10). (See Bible Educator, iv. 4.)