Psalms 91:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַ֭ק בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ תַבִּ֑יט וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

Only with ʿênêykā tabbîṭ and šillûmat rĕšāʿîm tirʾeh.

Grammar Details

*ʿênêykā*: feminine dual noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes
*tabbîṭ*: Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will look
*šillûmat*: feminine singular construct noun - retribution/recompense
*rĕšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - wicked ones
*tirʾeh*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will see

Word Meanings

*ʿênêykā*: your eyes/your sight
*tabbîṭ*: you will look/you will observe/you will watch
*šillûmat*: retribution/recompense/punishment
*rĕšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people/unrighteous ones
*tirʾeh*: you will see/you will witness/you will perceive

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Ps 58:10-11 : 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; 11 So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Ps 92:11 : 11 Mine eye also hath seen [my desire] on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard [my desire] of the evil-doers that rise up against me.
Prov 3:25-26 : 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh: 26 For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
Mal 1:5 : 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, Jehovah be magnified beyond the border of Israel.
Heb 2:2 : 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;
Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

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