Psalms 1:5

“Therefore the wicked will not rise in the judgment, nor sinners in the community of the righteous.”

Psalms 1:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Two ways: that of the righteous and that of the wickedObedience

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Psalms 1:5, word by word

the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “reshaim” appears
riseיָקֻמוּyakumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yakumu” appears
in the judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

Where else “mishpat” appears
nor sinnersחַטָּאִיםchataim

sinner

Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.

Where else “chataim” appears
in the communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
of the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadikim” appears

The context

4Not so the wicked, but they are like the chaff that the wind drives away.

5 · This verse (above)

6For YHWH knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

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