King James Version
psalm 91:8 in the King James Version says “Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 91 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”
psalm 91:8 · KJV
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
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