Psalms 75 (ASV)

Chapter Text

75:1 We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.

75:2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.

75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah

75:4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

75:5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.

75:6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up.

75:7 But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

75:8 For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

75:9 But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

75:10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. Psalm 76 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a song.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "thanks", "thee", "name", "near", and "tell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "thanks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "give" and "thanks" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "thanks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.