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Psalms 94:8
8Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be 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?
- New International Version (NIV)Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Understand, O dullest of the people! 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 stranger, And murder the fatherless. 7Yet they say, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand.” Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise? 9He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? 10He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct, He who teaches man 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 49:19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light.
- Psalms 73:22I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
- Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.
- Proverbs 12:1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.
- Isaiah 27:11When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off; The women come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no understanding; Therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, And He who formed them will show them no favor.
- Jeremiah 8:6I listened and heard, But they do not speak aright. No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, As the horse rushes into the battle.
- Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine.
- Romans 3:11There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.
- Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
- Proverbs 8:5O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
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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