Psalms 94:11

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh knows the thoughts of man,That they are vanity.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
God knoweth the thoughtes of man: that they are but vanitie.

Darby Translation
Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

New King James Version
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.

Literal Translation
Jehovah knows the thoughts of man, that they are a mist.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord knows what people are thinking. He knows that their thoughts are like a puff of wind.

World English Bible
Yahweh knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.

King James Version (1611)
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man: that they are vanitie.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE knoweth the thoughtes of men, that they are but vayne.

Amplified Bible
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).

American Standard Version
Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

Bible in Basic English
The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

Update Bible Version
Yahweh knows the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.

New English Translation
The Lord knows that peoples' thoughts are morally bankrupt.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord knows how useless our plans really are.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai understands that people's thoughts are merely a puff of wind.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord knoweth the thoughtes of man, that they are vanitie.

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD knows the thoughts of man; they are like a breath.

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

New Living Translation
The Lord knows people's thoughts; he knows they are worthless!

New Life Bible
The Lord knows the thoughts of man. He knows that they are empty.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

English Revised Version
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.

New Revised Standard
The Lord knows our thoughts, that they are but an empty breath.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, knoweth the plans of men, That, they, are a breath!

Douay-Rheims Bible
(93-11) The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

Lexham English Bible
Yahweh knows the thoughts of humankind, that they are to no purpose.

English Standard Version
the Lord —knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD knows human thoughts, That they are mere breath.

New Century Version
The Lord knows what people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind.

Good News Translation
The Lord knows what we think; he knows how senseless our reasoning is.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord knows man's thoughts; they are meaningless.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord knowith the thouytis of men; that tho ben veyne.

Young's Literal Translation
He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.

Revised Standard Version
the LORD, knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.

Contextual Overview

¹ O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew 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 stranger, and murder the fatherless. ⁷ Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. ⁸ Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? ⁹ He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? ¹⁰ He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 49:10-13, Job 11:11, Job 11:12, Romans 1:21, Romans 1:22, 1 Corinthians 1:19, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 1:25

Reciprocal: Psalms 119:113 - hate Psalms 139:2 - understandest 1 Corinthians 3:20 - the lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man,.... He not only hears their words, and sees their actions; but he knows their thoughts, the secret thoughts of their hearts, though he is afar off from them, and, they from him; he is the searcher of the hearts and trier of the reins of the children of men; see Psalms 139:2, and so is Christ, who is the omniscient God, and is the Jehovah all along spoken to and of in this psalm; he knows the thoughts of men, and is a critical discerner of them, Matthew 9:3

that they are vanity; either that their thoughts are vanity; the object of them is vanity, the riches and honours of this world, which are all vanity and vexation of spirit; and sinful lusts and pleasures, which are vain and useless, yea, pernicious and hurtful: and so they are in their issue and event; they come to nothing, they are without effect; the Lord disappoints men's devices, and frustrates their designs; they think of this and the other, form schemes, but cannot execute them: or else the sense is, that they themselves are vanity, as man in his best estate is; even every man, whether of high or low degree; see

Psalms 39:5. The Syriac version is, "for they are a vapour"; with which compare James 4:14. Thales, an Heathen philosopher e, being asked whether men's deeds could be hid from God, answered, no, nor their thoughts.

e Apud Laert. Vit. ejus, Valer. Maxim. l. 7. c. 2. extern. 8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man - That is, He who teaches people all that they know Psalms 94:10, must understand all that there is in the mind. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 3:20.

That they are vanity - That is, that they are foolish, vain, unwise, wicked. The knowledge of the thoughts themselves carries with it also the knowledge that they are vain and foolish - for that is their character, and to know them truly is to know this of them. They do not appear to him as they do to people themselves. They are to his view stripped of all that is flattering and illusive, and are seen to be vain and foolish.