New King James Version
Psalms 75:4
4“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn.
Psalms 75:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
- New International Version (NIV)To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I say to the boastful, 'Do not boast,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horn;
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’ I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists!
Context of Psalms 75:4
2“When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly. 3The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn. 5Do not lift up your horn on high; Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ ” 6For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south.
Read all of Psalms 75Psalms 75:4 word by word
אָמַ֣רְתִּי לַֽ֭הוֹלְלִים אַל־תָּהֹ֑לּוּ וְ֝לָרְשָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תָּרִ֥ימוּ קָֽרֶן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 75:4
- Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Psalms 94:8Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
- Proverbs 8:5O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
- Proverbs 9:6Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.
- Psalms 89:17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.
- Psalms 148:14And He has exalted the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints— Of the children of Israel, A people near to Him. Praise the Lord!
- Daniel 7:20and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.
- Zechariah 1:21And I said, “What are these coming to do?” So he said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
Commentaries on Psalms 75:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I said unto the fools - I have given the idolatrous Chaldeans sufficient warning to abandon their idols, and worship the true God; but they would not. I have also charged the wicked, to whom for a season I have delivered you because of your transgressions, not to lift up their horn - not to use their power to oppress and destroy. They have, notwithstanding, abused their power in the persecutions with which they have afflicted you. For all these things…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I said unto the fools - To the wicked people in rebellion. Folly and wickedness in the Bible are synonymous terms, as they are identical in fact. See the notes at Psalm 14:1. Deal not foolishly - Act not foolishly; carry not out your wicked plans. Do not pursue your schemes of wickedness and folly, for they cannot be successful, and they will only tend to involve you in ruin. And to the wicked - The wicked people engaged in rebellion - either against a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The wicked proudly defy heaven, where God lives. By boasting, they claim that they are wiser than God.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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