Psalms 91:8

Psalms 91:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.

Context of Psalms 91:8

6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

Psalms 91:8 word by word

רַ֭ק בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ תַבִּ֑יט וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Only with thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• shalt thou beholdנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the rewardשִׁלֻּמָהshillûmâh · recompenseH8011
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 91:8

• Psalms 37:34Hope in the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 92:11My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
• Proverbs 3:25Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
• Malachi 1:5You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’
• Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
• Hebrews 2:2For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,

Commentaries on Psalms 91:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The reward of the wicked - Thou shalt not only be safe thyself, but thou shalt see all thy enemies discomfited and cast down.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Only - That is, This is “all” that will occur to you. The only thing which you have to anticipate is, that you will see how God punishes sinners. With thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked - Your own eyes shall see it. See the notes at Psalm 37:34. You will see the just punishment of the ungodly, the vicious, the profane, the sensual. You will see what is the proper fruit of their conduct; what is the just expression of the views…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The godly should not be afraid, because the Lord watches over them. These promises do not guarantee an escape from trouble, but they create an expectation of the Lord’s goodness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. The security is more valuable, as being special, and, therefore, evidently of God; and while ten thousands of the wicked fall, the righteous are in such safety that they only see the calamity.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 91:8

• Blessing
• Testimony
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Destruction
• Dragon
• Evil
• Fall
• Reward
• Thousand
• Life
• Providence
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 91

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings