New Living Translation
Psalms 94:8
8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?
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 King James Version (NKJV)Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?
Context of Psalms 94:8
6They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans. 7“The Lord isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.” Think 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? 10He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:8 word by word
בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:8
- Psalms 49:19But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.
- Psalms 73:22I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
- Psalms 92:6Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:
- Proverbs 12:1To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
- Isaiah 27:11The people are like the dead branches of a tree, broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them will show them no pity or mercy.
- Jeremiah 8:6I listen to their conversations and don’t hear a word of truth. Is anyone sorry for doing wrong? Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”? No! All are running down the path of sin as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!
- Jeremiah 10:8People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!
- Romans 3:11No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God.
- Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 8:5You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.
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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