Psalms 91:8

8 You will only look with your eyes, and see [the] punishment 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 ) .

Psalms 91:8 In-Context

6 [or the] plague [that] spreads in the darkness, [or the] destruction [that] devastates at noon.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right [hand], [but] it will not come near you.

8 You will only look with your eyes, and see [the] punishment of [the] wicked.

9 For you, O Yahweh, [are] my refuge. You have made the Most High your dwelling place.

10 No harm will befall you, and no plague will come near your tent.