Psalms 94 · Verse 10

Psalms 94:10

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
Psalms 94:10, King James Version

Psalms 94:10 in other translations

BSBHe who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
WEBHe who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.
ASVHe that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, Even he that teacheth man knowledge?
YLTHe who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge is Jehovah.
DARBYHe that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct — he that teacheth man knowledge?
BBEHe who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?
WebsterHe that chastiseth the heathen, shall he not correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall he not know?

What does Psalms 94:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 94:9-11

9-11. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 He 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 Psa 94:11 : "Jehovah, who teacheth man knowledge, knoweth the devices of man, that they are vanity." As he teaches knowledge to man, must he not know all the reasonings and devices of the human heart?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 94:1-11

We may with boldness appeal to God; for he is the almighty Judge by whom every man is judged. Let this encourage those who suffer wrong, to bear it with silence, committing themselves to Him who judges righteously. These prayers are prophecies, which speak terror to the sons of violence. There will come a day of reckoning for all the hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against God, his truths, and ways…

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Psalms 94:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֲיֹסֵ֣רha.yo.Ser¿ [the] discipliner ofH3256
גּ֭וֹיִםGo.yimnationsH1471
הֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
יוֹכִ֑יחַyo.Khi.achdoes he rebukeH3198
הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖דham.la.Medthe [one who] teachesH3925
אָדָ֣ם'a.DamhumankindH120
דָּֽעַת\׃Da.'atknowledgeH1847

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 94:10

  • Job 35:11

    Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

  • Isaiah 28:26

    For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

  • Jeremiah 10:25

    Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

  • John 6:45

    It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  • Isaiah 2:3

    And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 44:2

    How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

  • Proverbs 2:6

    For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

  • Psalms 119:66

    Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

  • Isaiah 37:36

    Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

  • Isaiah 10:5-6

    O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

  • Psalms 135:8-12

    Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: …

  • Psalms 9:5

    Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
chastiseth.
9:5; 10:16; 44:2; 135:8-12; 149:7; Isa 10:12; 37:36; Jer 10:25
Eze 39:21
he correct.
Isa 10:5,6; Am 3:2; Hab 1:12; 3:12
teacheth man.
25:8,9; 119:66; Job 35:11; Pr 2:6; Isa 2:3; 28:26; 54:13; Joh 6:45

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 94:9

    He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

  • Psalms 94:10

    He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

  • Psalms 94:11

    The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

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Psalms 94:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El que castiga las gentes, ¿no reprenderá? ¿no sabrá el que enseña al hombre la ciencia?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Celui qui instruit les nations ne châtiera-t-il pas, lui qui enseigne la connaissance aux hommes?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der die Nationen zurechtweist, sollte er nicht strafen, er, der Erkenntnis lehrt den Menschen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quadraginta annis offensus fui generationi illi, et dixi: Semper hi errant corde.