Psalms 91:8

8 You will only look on with your eyes And ¹see the recompense of the wicked.

Psalms 91:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 91:8

Only with thine eyes shall thou behold
The flying arrow, the walking pestilence, and wasting destruction, and the great devastations made by it:

and see the reward of the wicked;
the vengeance of God upon them, and this as a just punishment for their sins; not looking upon it with delight and pleasure, rejoicing in the misery of their fellow creatures, any otherwise than as the glory of divine justice is displayed in it; see ( Psalms 52:6 ) ( 68:10 ) , the pestilence is always threatened, and it always comes, as a Judgment upon a wicked generation of men; and so it is ever to be considered, and is considered by good men, ( Leviticus 26:5 ) ( Deuteronomy 28:20 Deuteronomy 28:21 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 91:8 In-Context

6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.

7 A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, But it shall not approach you.

8 You will only look on with your eyes And see the recompense of the wicked.

9 For you have made the LORD , my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place.

10 No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent.

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1. Psalms 37:34; Psalms 58:10

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Psalms 91:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 91:8 In-Context

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