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Psalms 94:8
8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
Psalms 94:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?
Context of Psalms 94:8
6They slay the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless. 7They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.” Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? 9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? 10Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
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בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:8
- Psalms 49:19they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
- Psalms 73:22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
- Psalms 92:6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
- Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
- Isaiah 27:11When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Jeremiah 8:6I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. None of them repent of their wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Each pursues their own course like a horse charging into battle.
- Jeremiah 10:8They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols.
- Romans 3:11there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
- Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
- Proverbs 1:22“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 8:5You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Understand, ye brutish - These are the same expressions as in Psalm 92:6; (note), on which see the note.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Understand, ye brutish among the people - See Psalm 73:22. The meaning here is, “You who are like the brutes; you who see and understand no more of the character and plans of God than the wild beasts of the desert.” The meaning is, that they did not employ their reason in the case; they acted like beasts, regardless of the consequences of their conduct - as if God would treat people as he does the beasts; as if there were no retribution in the future…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11The writer of the psalm corrects people for acting foolishly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. ye brutish--(Compare Psa 73:22; 92:6).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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