King James Version
What Does Psalms 92:11 Mean?
“Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.”
Context
9
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
11
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
12
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **Mine eye also.**—Better, *And my eye looked upon *(was able to look without fear) *my insidious foes, and for their rising against me as villains my ears listened *(without alarm).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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