Psalm 1:4

In this post we'll go through verse 4 and learn more about the wicked.

לֹא־כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים כִּי אִם־כַּמֹּץ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רֽוּחַ

Therefore the wicked are not because they are like chaff which is driven away by the wind.

Verse 3 was talking about the man, how he was planted by the streams of water, which causes him to prosper. Verse 4 compares the man with the wicked that were talked about previously. The beginning of the verse is a bit confusing, especially without consideration to the previous verse(s). The author says that the wicked are not like the man, who is planted by the streams of water. The author does not say where the wicked are planted, which is interesting to me. He could either mean that the wicked are not planted, which is why they are blown away by the wind. If they are not rooted in the ground, it is easy for them to be swept away. The author could mean that, or could he mean something different? Possibly that it was planted elsewhere, far away from the streams of water? I'm not sure, either way it isn't a good thing!