Psalms 94:11

New Living Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

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

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind;they are futile.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹ O Lord , the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth! ² Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve. ³ How long, O Lord ? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat? ⁴ How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast? ⁵ They crush your people, Lord , hurting those you claim as your own. ⁶ They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans. ⁷ "The Lord isn't looking," they say, "and besides, the God of Israel doesn't care." ⁸ Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? ⁹ Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes? ¹⁰ He punishes the nations—won't he also punish you? He knows everything—doesn't he also know what you are doing?

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.