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Psalms 94:10
10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
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
8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? 9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes? He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing? 11The Lord knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless! 12Joyful are those you discipline, Lord, those you teach with your instructions.
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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 have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord is king forever and ever! The godless nations will vanish from the land.
- Psalms 44:2You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors. You crushed their enemies and set our ancestors free.
- Psalms 135:8He destroyed the firstborn in each Egyptian home, both people and animals.
- Psalms 149:7to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
- Isaiah 10:12After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.
- Isaiah 37:36That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.
- Jeremiah 10:25Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on the peoples that do not call upon your name. For they have devoured your people Israel; they have devoured and consumed them, making the land a desolate wilderness.
- Ezekiel 39:21“In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike.
- Isaiah 10:5“What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger.
- Amos 3:2“From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.”
- Habakkuk 1:12O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins.
- Habakkuk 3:12You marched across the land in anger and trampled the nations in your fury.
- Psalms 25:8The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
- Psalms 119:66I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge.
- Job 35:11Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals and 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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