This psalm gives thanks because God is near and his wondrous deeds are known, then shifts into God's own declaration that he will judge uprightly at the appointed time. In a shaking world he alone holds the pillars steady, warns the proud not to boast, and reminds all that exaltation comes from him rather than from any earthly direction or power. The psalm ends by contrasting the cup of the LORD, which the wicked must drain, with the singer's resolve to praise the God of Jacob who cuts off the strength of the wicked and lifts up the righteous.
Psalm 75 is a compact hymn of divine judgment that combines thanksgiving, oracle, warning, and doxology. It teaches that human boasting is absurd because God alone fixes the proper time, governs the world's stability, and decides who is brought low or raised up.
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F1or the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. 2“When I choose a time, 3When the earth and all its dwellers quake,
4I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ 5Do not lift up your horn against heaven 6For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, 7but it is God who judges; 8For a cup is in the hand of the LORD,
9But I will proclaim Him forever; 10“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,
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