Psalms 73:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They say,“How does God know what we do? Is the Most High aware of what goes on?”

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:13-14 : 13 But you have said,‘What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness? 14 Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.’
  • Ps 10:11 : 11 He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”
  • Ps 44:21 : 21 would not God discover it, for he knows one’s thoughts?
  • Ps 73:9 : 9 They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.
  • Ps 94:7 : 7 Then they say,“The LORD does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.”
  • Ps 139:1-6 : 1 For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know. 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. 3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. 4 Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it. 5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me. 6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 He said to me,“Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think,‘The LORD does not see us! The LORD has abandoned the land!’”
  • Hos 7:2 : 2 They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.
  • Zeph 1:12 : 12 At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, those who think to themselves,‘The LORD neither rewards nor punishes.’

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    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

    10Therefore they have more than enough food to eat, and even suck up the water of the sea.

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    12Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

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    14So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.

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    3O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

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    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

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    21‘Surely such is the residence of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.’”

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    11For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

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    3I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

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    23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

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    11The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.

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    33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways!

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    13Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself,“You will not hold me accountable.”

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    16When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.

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    11He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

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