Psalms 75 (DBY)

Chapter Text

75:1 {To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' A Psalm of Asaph: a Song.} Unto thee we give thanks, O God, we give thanks; and thy name is near: thy marvellous works declare it.

75:2 When I shall receive the assembly, I will judge with equity.

75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have established its pillars. Selah.

75:4 I said unto the boastful, Boast not; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

75:5 Lift not up your horn on high; speak not arrogantly with a [stiff] neck.

75:6 For not from the east nor from the west, nor yet from the south doth exaltation [come]:

75:7 For God is the judge; he putteth down one and exalteth another.

75:8 For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and it foameth with wine, it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same; yea, the dregs thereof shall all the wicked of the earth drain off, [and] drink.

75:9 But as for me, I will declare for ever; I will sing psalms to the God of Jacob.

75:10 And all the horns of the wicked will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "chief", "musician", "destroy", "psalm", "asaph", "song", "thee", and "give". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "chief" and "musician", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "chief" and "musician" 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 "chief" and "musician" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.