Psalms 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Psalms 73:11 in other translations
| BSB | The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?” |
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| WEB | They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?” |
| ASV | And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? |
| YLT | And they have said, ‘How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?' |
| DARBY | And they say, How can God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High? |
| BBE | And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High? |
| Webster | And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High? |
What does Psalms 73:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 73:10-12
10-12. Hence God's people are confounded, turned hither (or back) and thither, perplexed with doubts of God's knowledge and care, and filled with sorrow.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 73:1-14
The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tried the graces of many saints. But he lays down the great principle by which he resolved to abide. It is the goodness of God. This is a truth which cannot be shaken. Good thoughts of God will fortify against Satan's temptations. The faith even of strong believers may be sorely shaken, and ready to fail. There are…
Psalms 73:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 73:11
- Hosea 7:2
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
- Zephaniah 1:12
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
- Psalms 94:7
Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
- Psalms 139:1-6
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. …
- Psalms 44:21
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- Ezekiel 8:12
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
- Job 22:13-14
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
- Psalms 73:9
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
- Psalms 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
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Context
- Psalms 73:10
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
- Psalms 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
- Psalms 73:12
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalms 73:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dicen: ¿Cómo sabe Dios? ¿y hay conocimiento en lo alto? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils disent: Comment ✶Dieu connaîtrait-il, et y aurait-il de la connaissance chez le Très-haut? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprechen: Wie wüßte es Gott, und wie sollte Wissen sein bei dem Höchsten? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ut quid avertis manum tuam, et dexteram tuam de medio sinu tuo in finem? |