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 victory does not come from the east or west, or from the wilderness. 7For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another. For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop.” 9As for me, I will continually tell what you have done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob! 10God says, “I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”

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

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 11:6May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!
• Psalms 60:3You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine.
• Job 21:20Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.
• Isaiah 51:17Wake up! Wake up! Get up, O Jerusalem! You drank from the cup the Lord passed to you, which was full of his anger! You drained dry the goblet full of intoxicating wine.
• Jeremiah 25:15So the Lord, the God of Israel, spoke to me in a vision. “Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my wrath. Take it and make the nations to whom I send you drink it.
• Revelation 14:9A third angel followed the first two, declaring in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and takes the mark on his forehead or his hand,
• Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed. So Babylon the great was remembered before God, and was given the cup filled with the wine made of God’s furious wrath.
• Proverbs 23:30Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.
• Isaiah 5:22Those who are champions at drinking wine are as good as dead, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
• Psalms 73:10Therefore they have more than enough food to eat, and even suck up the water of the sea.

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