Psalms 94:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 94:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He 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...
Psalms 94:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He that (f) planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? (f) He shows that it is impossible, but God should hear, see, and understand their wickedness.
Psalms 94:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XCIV. A Prayer for Vengeance on Oppressive Rulers and for Deliverance from them. Psalms 94:1-6 . The wickedness of the arrogant. The bad rulers here are evidently Jews. They are oppressors, not i...
Psalms 94:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

planted the ear. Consult works on physiology for the wonders of this expression.
Psalms 94:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? - This is allowed to be an unanswerable mode of argumentation. Whatev...
Psalms 94:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? - Can He give these...
Psalms 94:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a national Ps., written at a time when Israel was oppressed by foreign enemies. It may be connected either with the days of the exile or with some later period of national distress. The openi...
Psalms 94:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(8-10) The reality of a Divine Providence is proved both from nature and history — from the physical constitution of man and the moral government of the world. The psalmist’s question is as powerful...
Psalms 94:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 94:1-23 THE theme of God the Judge is closely allied to that of God the King, as other psalms of this group show, in which His coming to judge the world is the subject of rapturous praise....
Psalms 94:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord Our Defense against Evil-Doers Psalms 94:6-23 Let us ponder all the great things that God will do for them that trust Him. He planted the ear, and will detect the sigh, sob, or broken...
Psalms 94:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The placing of this song immediately after the one which sets forth the fact of the enthronement of Jehovah is remarkable. It creates a contrast, while it suggests a continuity of ideas. The contrast...
Psalms 94:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a beautiful appeal to the oppressor. In the contemplation of the divine perfections, the oppressed believer points out how impossible it is for the wicked to escape the all-seeing eye and alm...
Psalms 94:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that planted the ear ,.... In the human body, with so much art and skill, in so convenient a place, so capacious of receiving sounds, and fitted it with organs suited for such a purpose: shall...
Psalms 94:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? Ver. 9. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? ] Shall the author of these senses be senseless? Our God...
Psalms 94:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Understand, ye brutish Hebrew, בערים, bognarim; ye who are governed by your lusts and appetites, as the word signifies; who have only the shape, but not the understanding, reason, or judgment of...
Psalms 94:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Appeal to God against Persecutors; The Folly of Atheists and Oppressors. 1 O L ORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O...
Psalms 94:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Planted: the word is very emphatical, signifying the excellent structure of the ear, or the several organs or instruments belonging to the sense of hearing, and the exact position and firm settleme...
Psalms 94:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “There is no superscription to this Psalm. There is no indication of its authorship, of the period at which it was written, or of the circumstances to which it refers. There are many of...
Psalms 94:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 94:9 We know what the eye and ear of man are, what it is to have the eye or ear of a friend near to us, or the eye and the ear of a master watching over us. What a difference does it make a...
Psalms 94:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Let us read this evening the ninety-fourth Psalm, and may the Spirit of God instruct us while we read it! Psalms 94:1 . O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth,...
Psalms 94:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was written under great oppression, in a time of war, but it bears no marks of being written in Babylon, for then they had no hope to rise against the wicked: Psalms 94:16 . Psalms 94:6...
Psalms 94:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth. .. show Thyself. Persecutors and their victims I. The awful condition of the wicked persecutor. The persecutors referred to ( Psalms 94:1-10 ) are repre...
Psalms 94:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is primarily ( Psalms 94:1-19 ) a "cry for vengeance on Israel's oppressors, passing into an appeal for more faith to God's own people" (Cheyne). In the latter half ( Psa...
Psalms 94:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Tyrants in the Church. The psalmist, whose name is not given, appeals to God in view of the oppression of the adversaries, who included not only the enemies from without, but also the tyra...
Psalms 94:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 4:11 ; Jeremiah 23:23 ; Jeremiah 23:24 ; Proverbs 20:1 ; Proverbs 20:12 ; Psalms 11:4 ; Psalms 139:1-12 ; Psalms 17:3 ; Psalms 44:21
Psalms 94:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Planted — The word is emphatical, signifying the excellent structure of the ear, or the several organs belonging to the sense of hearing. Formed — By which word he intimates the accurate and curiou...

Psalms 94:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 94:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 94:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 94:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 94:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 94:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 94:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 94:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 94:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 94:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 94:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes