Psalms 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous,
What it says
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
What it is doing
This verse closes the psalm by grounding the two outcomes in the LORD's own regard and judgment.
In context
1Blessed is the man 2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, 4Not so the wicked! 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, 6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous,