# Psalms 94.9-10 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 7. And they say, Jehovah will not see, Neither will the God of Jacob consider. 8. Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise? > > **9. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? 10. He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, Even he that teacheth man knowledge?** > > 11. Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity. 12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law; (Psalms 94:7-12, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 7. They say, “Yah will not see, neither will Jacob’s God consider.” 8. Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise? > > **9. He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see? 10. He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.** > > 11. Yahweh knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile. 12. Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law; (Psalms 94:7-12, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 7. Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 8. Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? > > **9. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 10. He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?** > > 11. The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. 12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; (Psalms 94:7-12, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 7. And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.' 8. Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely? > > **9. He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see? 10. He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge [is] Jehovah.** > > 11. He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity. 12. O the happiness of the man Whom Thou instructest, O Jah, And out of Thy law teachest him, (Psalms 94:7-12, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Causal Adequacy Argument for a Mind Behind the Universe](/codex/causal-adequacy-argument-for-a-mind-behind-the-universe/) - [Intelligence Is Emergent Objection Defeater](/codex/intelligence-is-emergent-objection-defeater/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.