Psalms 75:8

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

6For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation; 7But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another. For a cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams; It is well mixed, and He pours out of this; Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink its dregs. 9But as for me, I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10And He will cut off all the horns of the wicked, But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

Psalms 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

• cupכּוֹסkôs · cupH3563
• is in the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• foamsחָמַרchâmar · fermentH2560
• wellמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• mixedמֶ֫סֶךְmesek · mixtureH4538
• and He poursנָגַרnâgar · to pourH5064
• of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• Certainlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• must drainמָצָהmâtsâh · to drainH4680
• drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• its dregsשֶׁ֫מֶרshemer · dregH8105

Cross-references for Psalms 75:8

• Psalms 11:6He will rain coals of fire upon the wicked, And brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.
• Psalms 60:3You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.
• Job 21:20Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
• Isaiah 51:17Pull yourself up! Pull yourself up! Arise, Jerusalem! You who have drunk from the Lord’s hand the cup of His anger; The chalice of staggering you have drunk to the dregs.
• Jeremiah 25:15For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and give it to all the nations to whom I send you, to drink from it.
• Revelation 14:9Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
• Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.
• Proverbs 23:30Those who linger long over wine, Those who go to taste mixed wine.
• Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine, And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,
• Psalms 73:10Therefore his people return here, And abundant waters are drunk by them.

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

Topics related to Psalms 75:8

• Cup
• Drunkenness
• Lees
• Wicked (People)
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Altaschith
• Asaph
• Cup
• Dregs
• Lees
• Lift
• Promotion
• Psalms
• Wine
• Color; Colors

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