New English Translation
Psalms 94:10
10Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings!
Psalms 94:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
- New International Version (NIV)Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge—
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man knowledge?
Context of Psalms 94:10
8Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand? 9Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see? Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings! 11The Lord knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt. 12How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
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הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גּ֭וֹיִם הֲלֹ֣א יוֹכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:10
- Psalms 9:5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord rules forever! The nations are driven out of his land.
- Psalms 44:2You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.
- Psalms 135:8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.
- Psalms 149:7in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners.
- Isaiah 10:12But when the sovereign master finishes judging Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays.
- Isaiah 37:36The Lord’s messenger went out and killed 185,000 troops in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!
- Jeremiah 10:25Vent your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you. Vent it on the peoples who do not worship you. For they have destroyed the people of Jacob. They have completely destroyed them and left their homeland in utter ruin.
- Ezekiel 39:21“I will display my majesty among the nations. All the nations will witness the judgment I have executed, and the power I have exhibited among them.
- Isaiah 10:5Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish.
- Amos 3:2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
- Habakkuk 1:12Lord, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. Lord, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.
- Habakkuk 3:12You furiously stomp on the earth, you angrily trample down the nations.
- Psalms 25:8The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.
- Psalms 119:66Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.
- Job 35:11who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
Commentaries on Psalms 94:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? - You, who are heathens, and heathens of the most abandoned kind. He that teacheth man knowledge - We here supply shall not he know? But this is not acknowledged by the original, nor by any of the Versions. Indeed it is not necessary; for either the words contain a simple proposition, "It is he who teacheth man knowledge," or this clause should be read in connection with Psalm 94:11; : "Jehovah, who…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10He that chastiseth the heathen - More literally, “Shall not the Reprover of nations - shall he not chastise - he that teaches man knowledge?” The idea is, that God exercises a government over the nations of the earth; that he has them under his control; that he brings heavy judgments on them; that he thus conveys great lessons to man. And shall not such a Being, in individual cases, reprove and correct for sin? It is assumed here that God, in fact, brings…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10discipline: This word can also mean "admonished" (Psalm 2:10), "discipline" (6:1; 94:12), or "instructs" (16:7). The Lord disciplines his people to improve their character (Proverbs 3:11–12; Hebrews 12:6–11). He punishes his enemies by giving them what they deserve (Psalm 1:6; Romans 6:23).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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