God’s Word Translation
Psalms 75:9
9But I will speak ⌞about your miracles⌟ forever. I will make music to praise the God of Jacob.
Psalms 75:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
- New International Version (NIV)As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Context of Psalms 75:9
7God 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. But I will speak ⌞about your miracles⌟ forever. I will make music to praise the God of Jacob. 10I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people, but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.
Read all of Psalms 75Psalms 75:9 word by word
וַ֭אֲנִי אַגִּ֣יד לְעֹלָ֑ם אֲ֝זַמְּרָ֗ה לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 75:9
- Psalms 9:14so that I may recite your praises one by one in the gates of Zion and find joy in your salvation.
- Psalms 104:33I will sing to the Lord throughout my life. I will make music to praise my God as long as I live.
- Psalms 145:1I will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will bless your name forever and ever.
Commentaries on Psalms 75:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will sing praises to the God of Jacob - These are the words of the psalmist, who magnifies the Lord for the promise of deliverance from their enemies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9But I will declare for ever - I - the author of the psalm. I will make known at all times the character of God, and will declare the truth respecting his works and ways. The particular mode as referred to here, was praise. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob - The God whom Jacob worshipped; the God who proved himself to be his Friend, thus showing that he is the Friend of all that trust in him. See the notes at Psalm 24:6.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. 1-10This hymn of thanksgiving includes two direct messages from God that assure us of his justice (Psalm 75:2–3, 10). The Lord warns arrogant people who defy him, promising to humble them by force (Psalm 75:4–8). Together, the community and the psalmist give thanks for God's character (Psalm 75:1, 9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Contrasted is the lot of the pious who will praise God, and, acting under His direction, will destroy the power of the wicked, and exalt that of the righteous.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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