Psalm 1:4–6
The destination of a life depends on its foundation; a life without God is weightless chaff destined for ruin, while a life in God is secure and known.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
The destination of a life depends on its foundation; a life without God is weightless chaff destined for ruin, while a life in God is secure and known.
To reveal the ultimate futility and divine rejection of the wicked, contrasting their instability with the eternal security of the righteous under God's watchful eye.
After the rooted, fruitful image of the righteous (1:1–3), the psalm sharply reverses to expose the instability and end of the wicked.