New English Translation
Psalms 92:6
6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.
Psalms 92:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
- New International Version (NIV)Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
- New King James Version (NKJV)A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.
Context of Psalms 92:6
4For you, O Lord, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done. 5How great are your works, O Lord! Your plans are very intricate! The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. 7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated. 8But you, O Lord, reign forever!
Read all of Psalms 92Psalms 92:6 word by word
אִֽישׁ־בַּ֭עַר לֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל לֹא־יָבִ֥ין אֶת־זֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 92:6
- Psalms 32:9Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.
- Psalms 73:22I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.
- Psalms 94:8Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;
- Isaiah 1:3An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand.”
- Jeremiah 10:14All these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Psalms 14:1Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
- Psalms 49:10Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 75:4I say to the proud, “Do not be proud,” and to the wicked, “Do not be so confident of victory!
- Proverbs 1:22“How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
Commentaries on Psalms 92:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A brutish man knoweth not - בער איש ish baar, the human hog - the stupid bear - the boor; the man who is all flesh; in whom spirit or intellect neither seems to work nor exist. The brutish man, who never attempts to see God in his works. Neither doth a fool understand this - כסיל kesil, the fool, is different from בער baar, the brutish man; the latter has mind, but it is buried in flesh; the former has no mind, and his stupidity is unavoidable.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A brutish man knoweth not - A man who is stupid, and who is like the beasts or brutes; that is, a man whose tastes and propensities are like the brutes, or who does not seem to act as if endowed with a rational nature. The idea evidently is, that there are many such people, and that it is not to be wondered at that they have no exalted idea of the greatness of God. As a matter of fact there are many in human form - many made in the image of God - who seem…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord’s thoughts confuse those who lack understanding or act foolishly, and those who do not seek wisdom (Proverbs 1:22; 10:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. A brutish man knoweth not--that is, God's works, so the Psalmist describes himself (Psa 73:22) when amazed by the prosperity of the wicked, now understood and explained.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 92
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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