Psa 1:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | 1:5 The wicked cannot abide the scrutiny of the Lord’s judgment ; they are already condemned (see 5:5 ; 7:6 ; 101:7 ).

1:5 ^a The wicked cannot abide the scrutiny of the Lord’s judgment; they are already condemned (see 5:5 ^b; 7:6 ^c; 101:7 ^d).
1:6 ^e The Lord’s care for the righteous and the demise of the wicked both demonstrate the Lord’s principle of retribution (see Gal 6:7-10 ^f). The brief and futile lives of the wicked will end, whereas the Lord and his saints will triumph (see Pss 9:5 ^g, 6 ^h, 18 ⁱ; 10:16 ^j; 37:20 ^k; 73:27 ^l; 92:9 ^m; cp. 142:4 ⁿ; Isa 57:1 ^o).

• The godly (see Pss 5:12 ^p; 14:5 ^q) are joyful (1:1 ^r) because the Lord protects and cares for them, hears them when they cry out for justice, and secures their future (see 121:3-4 ^s).

• A person’s path is their life and character.