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 no one on earth—from east or west, or even from the wilderness— should raise a defiant fist. 7It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. For the Lord holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs. 9But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.”

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 11:6He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.
• Psalms 60:3You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling.
• Job 21:20Let them see their destruction with their own eyes. Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty.
• Isaiah 51:17Wake up, wake up, O Jerusalem! You have drunk the cup of the Lord’s fury. You have drunk the cup of terror, tipping out its last drops.
• Jeremiah 25:15This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
• Revelation 14:9Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand
• Revelation 16:19The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath.
• Proverbs 23:30It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
• Isaiah 5:22What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine and boast about all the alcohol they can hold.
• Psalms 73:10And so the people are dismayed and confused, drinking in all their words.

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