Psalms 94:8
Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
In Context
7And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:29O that they would be wise and would understand, and would provide for their last end.
Psalms 73:22and I am brought to nothing, and I knew not.
Proverbs 1:22O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?
Proverbs 12:1He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is foolish.
Jeremiah 8:6I attended, and hearkened; no man speaketh what is good, there is none that doth penance for his sin, saying: What have I done? They are all turned to their own course, as a horse rushing to the battle.
Romans 3:11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 94:2-12
Appeal to God against Persecutors; The Folly of Atheists and Oppressors. 1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 3 Lord , how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 5 They break in pieces thy people, O Lord , and afflict thine heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the… Read the whole commentary →