New King James Version
Psalms 91:8
8Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
Psalms 91:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.
Context of Psalms 91:8
6Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:8 word by word
רַ֭ק בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ תַבִּ֑יט וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 91:8
- Psalms 37:34Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
- Psalms 92:11My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies; My ears hear my desire on the wicked Who rise up against me.
- Proverbs 3:25Do not be afraid of sudden terror, Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
- Malachi 1:5Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, ‘The Lord is magnified beyond the border of Israel.’
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- Hebrews 2:2For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,
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
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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
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