BSB
Psalms 75
1For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We 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.”
Study This Passage
Key Words and Topics
These study connections are drawn from the internal BSB concordance and topical index imported into Daily Bread Intake.
Key Words in This Passage
Select a word to open the full concordance search.
Related Topics
Cup of Sorrow Psalm 75:8
For 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.
Drunkenness: Figurative Psalm 75:8
For 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.
God: Grace of Psalm 75:10
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
God: Judge, and his Justice Psalm 75:7
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Psalm 75:7
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
God: Sovereign Psalm 75:6, 7
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
God: Works of Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Horns of Power of the Wicked Psalm 75:10
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
Horns: (Cutting off) of Destruction of Power Psalm 75:10
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
Horns: (Raising Up) Arrogance Psalm 75:4, 5
I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. / Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
Horns: Wearing of, Alluded To Psalm 75:5, 10
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’” / “All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
Jesus, the Christ: Judge Psalm 75:2
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
Lees: Settlings of Wine Psalm 75:8
For 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.
Music: Al-Taschith: It Appears in the Titles of Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Pillars: Stability of the Earth Psalm 75:3
When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
Praise for God's Goodness to Individuals Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Praise: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Pride: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 75:4–6
I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. / Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’” / For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
Promotion: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 75:6, 7
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
Psalms: Didactic Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Psalms: Thanksgiving for God's Mercies to Individuals Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Self-Will and Stubbornness: Forbidden Psalm 75:5
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
Self-Will: Forbidden Psalm 75:5
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
Thankfulness: should be offered for the Nearness of God's Presence Psalm 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
Select a topic to open the full topical search.
Bible Dictionary
Related Dictionary Terms
Explore people, places, themes, and biblical terms connected to this passage.
Commentary Insights
Study and Reflection
Explore devotional and study commentary connected to this passage.
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Pastoral and devotional reflections focused on spiritual formation and application.
Psalms 75:1-5 Verses 1-5
We often pray for mercy, when in pursuit of it; and shall we only once or twice give thanks, when we obtain it? God shows that he is nigh to us in what we call upon him for. Public trusts are to be managed uprightly. This may well be applied to Christ and his government. Man's sin threatened to destroy the whole creation; but Christ saved the world from utter ruin. He who is made of God to us wisdom, bids us be wise. To the proud, daring sinners he says, Boast not of your power, persist not in contempt. All the present hopes and future happiness of the human race spring from the Son of God.
Psalms 75:6-10 Verses 6-10
No second causes will raise men to preferment without the First Cause. It comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. He mentions not the north; the same word that signifies the north, signifies the secret place; and from the secret of God's counsel it does come. From God alone all must receive their doom. There are mixtures of mercy and grace in the cup of affliction, when it is put into the hands of God's people; mixtures of the curse, when it is put into the hands of the wicked. God's people have their share in common calamities, but the dregs of the cup are for the wicked. The exaltation of the Son of David will be the subject of the saints' everlasting praises. Then let sinners submit to the King of righteousness, and let believers rejoice in and obey him.