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A Life of Total Contrast
Commentators stress that the wicked are the complete opposite of the righteous. Every positive attribute of the godly person in the preceding verses—delighting in God's law, being stable and fruitful—is inverted. Their character, choices, and ultimate destiny are a total reversal of the blessed life.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 1:4
18th Century
Theologian
The ungodly are not so—literally, “Not so the wicked.” For the word ungodly, see the notes at (Psalms 1:1). The stateme…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 1:4
19th Century
Bishop
The ungodly. —Better, Not so the ungodly.
But are like. —They shall be winnowed out of the society…
John Calvin
On Psalms 1:4
16th Century
Theologian
The Psalmist might, appropriately, have compared the ungodly to a tree that quickly withers, as Jeremiah likens them to the heath which grows in th…
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John Gill
On Psalms 1:4
17th Century
Pastor
The ungodly [are] not so
They are not as the good man is; their manner and course of life are different; they walk i…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 1:4–6
17th Century
Minister
The ungodly are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition. As it says, The ungodly are not so (Psalms 1:4)…