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Psalm 94:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 94:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 They slay the widow and the foreigner
and put the orphan to death.
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob[a] pays no attention.”
8 [b]Try to comprehend, you senseless people.
You fools, when will you gain some wisdom?[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:7 The psalmist presents an indictment of the wicked. See Pss 10:11; 64:6; 73:11; Ezek 9:9. Jacob: i.e., Israel (see Gen 32:29).
- Psalm 94:8 The wicked are senseless like animals (see Ps 92:7), fools (see Ps 49:11) without understanding. The Lord not only hears and sees and knows everything that takes place on earth but also metes out punishment for all wicked deeds.
- Psalm 94:8 This verse recalls Deut 32:6; Prov 1:22; 8:5.