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Psalms 94:9
9Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye 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?
- 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?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
Context of Psalms 94:9
7They say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.” 8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? Does 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? 11The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
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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 4:11The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
- Psalms 17:3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
- Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
- Psalms 139:1You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
- Jeremiah 23:23“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away?
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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