King James Version
Psalms 92:11 in the King James Version says “Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 92 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Psalms 92:11 · KJV
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“also shall see”
H5027to scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
“Mine eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“that rise up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“my desire of the wicked”
H7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
“shall hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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