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Psalms 75:8
8The Lord holds a cup of punishment in his hand. It is full of wine, with spices in it. The Lord pours out his anger from this cup. All the wicked people in the world will have to drink it. They will drink all of it, so that none remains.
Psalms 75:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For 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.
- New International Version (NIV)In the hand of the Lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.
Context of Psalms 75:8
6Who has the power to judge people? Nobody from the east, or from the west, or from the desert can be judge. 7God is the one who judges people. He decides who to bring down and who to lift up. The Lord holds a cup of punishment in his hand. It is full of wine, with spices in it. The Lord pours out his anger from this cup. All the wicked people in the world will have to drink it. They will drink all of it, so that none remains. 9But as for me, I will always thank you, God. I will sing to praise you, the God of Jacob. 10You say, ‘I will destroy the power of wicked people. I will give strength to my righteous people.’
Read all of Psalms 75Psalms 75:8 word by word
כִּ֤י כ֪וֹס בְּֽיַד־יְהוָ֡ה וְיַ֤יִן חָמַ֨ר׀ מָ֥לֵא מֶסֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֵּ֪ר מִ֫זֶּ֥ה אַךְ־שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ יִמְצ֣וּ יִשְׁתּ֑וּ כֹּ֝֗ל רִשְׁעֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For in the handיָדyâd · handH3027
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- a cupכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563
- and the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
- is redחָמַרchâmar · fermentH2560
- it is fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of mixtureמֶ֫סֶךְmesek · mixtureH4538
- and he poureth outנָגַרnâgar · to pourH5064
- of the sameזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- but the dregsשֶׁ֫מֶרshemer · dregH8105
- thereof, all the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- outמָצָהmâtsâh · to drainH4680
- drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
Cross-references for Psalms 75:8
- Psalms 11:6He will send hot coal and sulphur to fall like rain on wicked people. A dangerous wind will be the punishment that they deserve.
- Psalms 60:3You have given your people a time of difficult trouble. You have given us strong wine to drink, that has made us fall like drunk people.
- Job 21:20Wicked people should receive their own punishment. They should see that Almighty God is angry with them.
- Isaiah 51:17Wake up, people in Jerusalem! Get ready! The Lord has been angry with you, and he has punished you. You had to receive all of his anger, like you were drinking strong wine from a cup. Now that you have drunk it all, you cannot stand up straight!
- Jeremiah 25:15The Lord, Israel's God, said to me, ‘Take this cup from me. It is full of wine that shows my great anger. Take it to the nations where I send you. Make them drink this wine of punishment.
- Revelation 14:9A third angel followed the other two angels. He said in a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the wild animal and its idol, God will punish them. If anyone receives that animal's mark on their head or on their hand, God will punish them.
- Revelation 16:19As a result, the great city of Babylon broke into three parts. When the ground shook, it also destroyed the big cities of other nations in the world. God did not forget the evil things that the people of the great city of Babylon had done. So they had to drink wine from the cup of God's great anger.
- Isaiah 5:22It will be very bad for people who think that they are famous because they can drink a lot of wine. They think that they are very brave to mix strong drinks together.
- Psalms 73:10As a result, God's people become confused, and they listen to them. They think that everything is true that those wicked people say.
Commentaries on Psalms 75:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8It is full of mixture - Alluding to that mingled potion of stupefying drugs given to criminals to drink previously to their execution. See a parallel passage to this, Jeremiah 25:15-26.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For in the hand of the Lord - The general idea in this verse is, that God holds in his hand a cup for people to drink; a cup whose contents will tend to prolong life, or to cause death. See the idea in this passage fully explained in Job 21:20, note; Psalm 60:3, note; Isaiah 51:17, note; Revelation 14:10, note. And the wine is red - The word used here - חמר châmar - may mean either to boil up, or to be red - from the idea of boiling, or becoming…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The Lord alone is the Judge. He has the power to raise people up or bring them down (see 1 Samuel 2:7; Luke 1:52).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-84-8. Here the writer speaks in view of God's declaration, warning the wicked. Lift ... up the horn--to exalt power, here, of the wicked himself--that is, to be arrogant or self-elated.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 75
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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