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Psalms 91:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 91:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 91:86 words
HebrewMeaning
רַ֭קraq
onlyparticleH7535
even · except · howbeit howsoever · at the least ···
בְּ/עֵינֶ֣י/ךָbəʿēyneykā
with own eyes yourpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
תַבִּ֑יטtabiyṭ
you will lookverbH5027
consider · look · regard · have respect ···
וְ/שִׁלֻּמַ֖תwəšilumat
and the retribution ofconjH8011
רְשָׁעִ֣יםrəšāʿiym
wicked peopleadjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
תִּרְאֶֽהtirəʾeh
you will seeverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 91:8

1. This Psalm is that from which the Devil dared to tempt our Lord Jesus Christ: let us therefore attend to it, that thus armed, we may be enabled to resist the tempter, not presuming in ourselves, but in Him who before us was tempted, that we might not be overcome when tempted. Temptation to Him was not necessary: the temptation of Christ is our learning, but if we listen to His answers to the devil, in order that, when ourselves are tempted, we may answer in like manner, we…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 91 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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