King James Version

Psalms 91:8

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

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רַ֭קraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָbeeyneykhain eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…תַבִּ֑יטtabitlookנָבַטverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “look”, an unfinished actionH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖תveshilumatand recompenseשִׁלֻּמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and recompense”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8011retributionrecompense.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תִּרְאֶֽהtirehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

World English Bible

You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Only with thine eyes shalt thou observe and see the reward of sinners.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς σου κατανοήσεις, καὶ ἀνταπόδοσιν ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄψει.