Psalms 75

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

The psalm begins with the people giving thanks to God and declaring His wondrous works because His name is near. God then speaks, stating that He will choose a time to judge fairly and that He upholds the pillars of the earth when it quakes. He warns the proud and the wicked not to boast, lift up their horns against heaven, or speak with an outstretched neck. The text notes that exaltation does not come from the east, west, or desert, but from God, who brings one down and exalts another. The LORD holds a cup of foaming mixed wine and pours it out for all the wicked of the earth to drink to the dregs. The speaker responds by vowing to proclaim Him forever and sing praise to the God of Jacob. Finally, God declares that He will cut off the horns of the wicked while exalting the horns of the righteous.

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¹We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works. ²“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly. ³When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah ⁴I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. ⁵Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’” ⁶For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, ⁷but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another. ⁸For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. ⁹But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob. ¹⁰“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

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