The Meaning of Psalms 94:10 Explained

Psalms 94:10

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

YLT: He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge is Jehovah.

Darby: He that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct he that teacheth man knowledge?

ASV: He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct, Even he that teacheth man knowledge?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 94:10 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 94:10 mean?

He who instructs the nations shall not He correct He who teaches man knowledge
הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גּ֭וֹיִם הֲלֹ֣א ؟ יוֹכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת

הֲיֹסֵ֣ר  He  who  instructs 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: יָסַר 
Sense: to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish.
גּ֭וֹיִם  the  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
הֲלֹ֣א  shall  not 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
؟ יוֹכִ֑יחַ  He  correct 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָכַח  
Sense: to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right.
הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד  He  who  teaches 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
אָדָ֣ם  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
דָּֽעַת  knowledge 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.