Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
The verse warns against rejoicing over an enemy's fall or downfall. The Lord sees such rejoicing, and it displeases him. When he is displeased by it, he may turn his wrath and anger and punishment away from that enemy.
The same warning applies more broadly to rejoicing or laughing at another person's misfortune or mishaps. Such rejoicing displeases God, and it may cause him to turn his wrath away from the one who has fallen.
The verse forbids rejoicing in an enemy's downfall or in any evil that happens to him. Instead it requires always praying for him, for this is the gospel rule.
The verse warns against rejoicing over an enemy's fall or downfall. The Lord sees such rejoicing, and it displeases him. When he is displeased by it, he may turn his wrath and anger and punishment away from that enemy.
The same warning applies more broadly to rejoicing or laughing at another person's misfortune or mishaps. Such rejoicing displeases God, and it may cause him to turn his wrath away from the one who has fallen.
The verse forbids rejoicing in an enemy's downfall or in any evil that happens to him. Instead it requires always praying for him, for this is the gospel rule.