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Psalms 94:9
9God made our ears! Can he himself not hear? He made our eyes! Does he not see?
Psalms 94:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
- New International Version (NIV)Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
Context of Psalms 94:9
7They say, ‘The Lord does not see us. Israel's God does not see what we are doing.’ 8Think again, all you fools among the people! Stupid people, become wise! God made our ears! Can he himself not hear? He made our eyes! Does he not see? 10He teaches the nations what is right. Will he not punish you, when you do what is wrong? He teaches people what they should know. 11The Lord knows what people think. He knows that their thoughts are empty.
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הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:9
- Exodus 4:11Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Who has made human mouths? Who makes a person that cannot speak? Who makes a person that cannot hear? Who makes a person who can see, or who cannot see? It is I, the Lord God!
- Proverbs 20:1If you drink too much wine or strong drink, you do stupid things and you fight. It is not wise to become drunk.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple. He rules from his throne in heaven. He carefully watches what people are doing. He knows about each person.
- Psalms 17:3You look deep into my mind. You check my thoughts at night. When you test me, you find nothing that is wrong. I have decided that I will never tell any lies.
- Psalms 44:21But if we had done that, you would have discovered it. You know even our most secret thoughts.
- Psalms 139:1Lord, you look deep inside me, and you know all about me.
- Jeremiah 23:23The Lord says, ‘Am I a God in only one place? No! I see everything everywhere!
Commentaries on Psalms 94:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? - This is allowed to be an unanswerable mode of argumentation. Whatever is found of excellence in the creature, must be derived from the Creator, and exist in him in the plenitude of infinite excellence. God, says St. Jerome, is all eye, because he sees all; he is all hand, because he does all things; he is all foot, for he is every where present. The psalmist does not say, He that planted the ear, hath he not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He that planted the ear - He that made the ear. The word here used in the original is a participle. “Shall not he planting the ear;” that is, the “planter” of the ear. The idea seems to have been taken from the act of making a “hole” in the ground when we set out a plant - as if, in like manner, a “hole” had been made in the side of the head to insert the ear. Shall he not hear? - He could not have created the faculty of hearing, without possessing it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9It makes no sense for people who have ears and eyes to think that their Creator is deaf and blind.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The evidence of God's providential government is found in His creative power and omniscience, which also assure us that He can punish the wicked in regard to all their vain purposes.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 94
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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