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Psalms 94:9
9Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
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?
- New International Version (NIV)Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye 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?
Context of Psalms 94:9
7“The Lord isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.” 8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? Is 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? 11The Lord knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless!
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:9 word by word
הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:9
- Exodus 4:11Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord?
- Proverbs 20:1Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
- Psalms 11:4But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.
- Psalms 17:3You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say.
- Psalms 44:21God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart.
- Psalms 139:1O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
- Jeremiah 23:23Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord. “No, I am far away at the same time.
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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