New King James Version
Psalms 75:7
7But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts 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 Living Translation (NLT)It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall.
Context of Psalms 75:7
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. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another. 8For 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. 9But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Read all of Psalms 75Psalms 75:7 word by word
כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים שֹׁפֵ֑ט זֶ֥ה יַ֝שְׁפִּ֗יל וְזֶ֣ה יָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 75:7
- Psalms 50:6Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah
- Psalms 58:11So that men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.
- 1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.”
- 1 Samuel 16:1Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.”
- 2 Samuel 3:17Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, “In time past you were seeking for David to be king over you.
- 2 Samuel 5:2Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ”
- 2 Samuel 6:21So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.
- Jeremiah 27:4And command them to say to their masters, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel—thus you shall say to your masters:
- Daniel 2:22He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.
- Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.
- Luke 1:52He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.
- John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
- Romans 11:15For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
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
Topics related to Psalms 75:7
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
New King James Version — © 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc
Commentaries