God’s Word Translation
Psalms 75:7
7God alone is the judge. He punishes one person and rewards another.
Psalms 75:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- New International Version (NIV)It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.
Context of Psalms 75:7
5Don’t raise your weapons so proudly or speak so defiantly.” 6The ⌞authority⌟ to reward someone does not ⌞come⌟ from the east, from the west, or ⌞even⌟ from the wilderness. God alone is the judge. He punishes one person and rewards another. 8A cup is in the Lord’s hand. (Its foaming wine is thoroughly mixed with spices.) He will empty it, ⌞and⌟ all the wicked people on earth will have to drink every last drop. 9But I will speak ⌞about your miracles⌟ forever. I will make music to praise the God of Jacob.
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כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים שֹׁפֵ֑ט זֶ֥ה יַ֝שְׁפִּ֗יל וְזֶ֣ה יָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 75:7
- Psalms 50:6The heavens announce his righteousness because God is the judge. Selah
- Psalms 58:11Then people will say, “Righteous people certainly have a reward. There is a God who judges on earth.”
- Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles ⌞people⌟; he also promotes them.
- 1 Samuel 15:23The sin of black magic is rebellion. Wickedness and idolatry are arrogance. Because you rejected the Lord’s word, he rejects you as king.”
- 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I’ve selected one of his sons to be king.”
- 2 Samuel 3:17Meanwhile, Abner sent the following message to the leaders of Israel: “For some time now you’ve wanted to make David your king.
- 2 Samuel 5:2“Even in the past when Saul ruled us, you were the one who led Israel in battle. The Lord has said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, the leader of Israel.’ ”
- 2 Samuel 6:21David answered Michal, “⌞I didn’t dance in front of the slave girls but⌟ in front of the Lord. He chose me rather than your father or anyone in your father’s house, and he appointed me leader of Israel, the Lord’s people. I will celebrate in the Lord’s presence,
- Jeremiah 27:4Give them an order for their masters: “This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Say this to your masters,
- Daniel 2:22He reveals deeply hidden things. He knows what is in the dark, and light lives with him.
- Daniel 5:18“Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, might, honor, and glory.
- Luke 1:52He pulled strong rulers from their thrones. He honored humble people.
- John 15:16You didn’t choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for.
- Romans 11:15If Israel’s rejection means that the world has been brought back to God, what does Israel’s acceptance mean? It means that Israel has come back to life.
Commentaries on Psalms 75:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But God is the judge - All depends on him, not on the natural advantages of a country; not on human strength, human skill, or human prowess. Whatever may be the natural resources of a country; whatever may be the enterprise, the numbers, or the valor of its inhabitants; whatever alliances of peace or war they may form with other nations, yet success depends on God. He presides over all; he can give success when it is least expected; and he also can humble…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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