📖 Psalms — Chapter 75 (KJV)
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Psalms 75:1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: Rfor that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
Psalms 75:2 RWhen I shall Treceive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
Psalms 75:3 The Rearth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Psalms 75:4 RI said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Psalms 75:5 Lift not up your horn on high: Rspeak not with a stiff neck.
Psalms 75:6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the Tsouth.
Psalms 75:7 But RGod is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
Psalms 75:8 RFor in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
Psalms 75:9 RBut I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Psalms 75:10 RAll the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 75:1–3 — Thanksgiving and upheld foundations
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The community gives thanks because God's wonderful works declare the nearness of his name. A declaration of upright judgment follows, with the image of the earth's pillars being held amid dissolution. The poem grounds confidence in God's sustaining justice even when the world appears unsettled.
Key Truth: God's nearness and justice uphold hope.
Check What You Remember
1. What do the people give God? (Psalms 75:1)
Find it in Psalms 75:1 (KJV).
2. What declare his name near? (Psalms 75:1)
Find it in Psalms 75:1 (KJV).
3. What parts of the earth are pictured as borne up? (Psalms 75:3)
Find it in Psalms 75:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 75:4–7 — Against proud self-exaltation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Fools and wicked people are warned against lifted horns and stiff-necked speech, images of boastful strength. Advancement does not ultimately come from human direction or maneuvering; God is the Judge who brings down and raises up. The warning calls for humility about status and power.
Key Truth: God's judgment challenges proud self-exaltation.
Check What You Remember
1. What body image expresses proud speech? (Psalms 75:5)
Find it in Psalms 75:5 (KJV).
2. Who is the Judge? (Psalms 75:7)
Find it in Psalms 75:7 (KJV).
3. What does he do after putting one down? (Psalms 75:7)
Find it in Psalms 75:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 75:8–10 — Judgment and enduring song
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
A cup in the Lord's hand portrays judgment upon wickedness. The speaker resolves to praise the God of Jacob, while the horns of the righteous are exalted. These images distinguish harmful pride from vindicated righteousness and leave the final ordering of power with God.
Key Truth: Give praise while trusting God's righteous judgment.
Check What You Remember
1. What object is in the Lord's hand? (Psalms 75:8)
Find it in Psalms 75:8 (KJV).
2. Which patriarch's God will be praised? (Psalms 75:9)
Find it in Psalms 75:9 (KJV).
3. Whose horns will be exalted? (Psalms 75:10)
Find it in Psalms 75:10 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
James 4:6 — God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where can you replace self-exaltation or anxiety about status with humility and gratitude?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How do wondrous works explain thanksgiving?
2. How do dissolution and borne pillars contrast?
3. Why does the warning against lifted horns address status?
4. What does the cup image depict about judgment?
5. How does the final horn contrast differ from proud lifting?
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