Psalms 1:4-5 (ESV)
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
Wicked People Have No Place to Stand
In Psalm 1 we are reading the blessed and prosperity of the righteous opposite the doom and despair of the wicked. The above verses speak to the wicked’s plight. The key thought here, in comparison with the righteous, is that God is blessing the righteous. But, the wicked are doomed. They are like that chaff that the wind drives away. In verse five we read that they “will not stand in the judgement.” That does not mean they won’t be there. It means they will not be able to stand, as one who is righteous. Note how the Amplified Version of the Bible states this same verse:
Psalms 1:5 (AMP)
5 Therefore the wicked [those disobedient and living without God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, norsinners in the congregation of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God].
When we have “no standing” with God, we are not able to face Him. Jesus Christ came to give us that “standing.” Note what the writer of this psalm states in verse three, about the righteous, those who have have a standing before God.
Psalms 1:3 (ESV)
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
Only God can make someone righteous (2 Corinthians 5:21). The wicked have no standing before God. They will stand in judgement by God. But, they will stand condemned.
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