The Meaning of Psalms 94:9 Explained

Psalms 94:9

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

YLT: He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 94:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 94:6-23 - The Lord Our Defense Against Evil-Doers
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 utterance of His child, Psalms 94:9. He formed the eye, and He knows our sorrows. He watches the sparrow's fall, and His child is of more value than many sparrows. He corrects us; shall we not be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live, Psalms 94:10? He knows our thoughts; let us ask Him to purify and restrain them, Psalms 94:11. He teaches out of His Law; let us be diligent students of the Scriptures, Psalms 94:12. He will neither cast us off nor forsake us, Psalms 94:14.
The Lord is our help, and the soul that trusts Him shall not be silenced, Psalms 94:17. He holds us up when our foot slips, Psalms 94:18. Whatever thoughts may startle or affright us, God has a comfort suited to counteract each of them. His comforts delight the soul. They bring joy and hope with them, Psalms 94:19. He defends us against the charges laid at our door, and is a rock on which we may stand steadily, amid the seething waters, Psalms 94:22. If God be for us, who can be against us, or who can separate us from His love? Romans 8:31. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 94

1  The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety
8  He teaches God's providence
12  He shows the blessedness of affliction
16  God is the defender of the afflicted

What do the individual words in Psalms 94:9 mean?

He who planted the ear shall not He hear that He who formed the eye He see
הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א ؟ יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־ יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן ؟ יַבִּֽיט

הֲנֹ֣טַֽע  He  who  planted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: נָטַע  
Sense: to plant, fasten, fix, establish.
אֹ֭זֶן  the  ear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
הֲלֹ֣א  shall  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
؟ יִשְׁמָ֑ע  He  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אִֽם־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
יֹ֥צֵֽר  He  who  formed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄוצֵר 
Sense: to form, fashion, frame.
עַ֝֗יִן  the  eye 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
؟ יַבִּֽיט  He  see 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָבַט  
Sense: to look, regard.