Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
The first verse states two distinct truths, not one repeated twice as some wrongly suppose. He who dwells in God's secret place and abides under His shadow, these are two separate ideas working together, each adding weight to the promise of safety.
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Commenting on Psalm 91:1-16
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. The sight shall reveal both the justice and the mercy of God; in them that perish the severity of God will be manifest, and in the believer's escape the richness of divine goodness will be apparent. Joshua and Caleb verified this promise.
The believer's home is in God; he sits down and reposes in Him as his rest, making heart-work of worship and loving solitude with his God. So dwelling, he abides under the shadow of the Almighty, a shelter that comes between him and every annoyance, a refuge that will never fail.
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Commenting on Psalm 91:1-8