Psalms 91:8

8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

Psalms 91:8 in Other Translations

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

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

8 Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.

8 You'll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance, watch the wicked turn into corpses.

8 You will only see it with your eyes and witness 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 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.

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

8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 37:34; S Psalms 58:10; Malachi 1:5