Psalms 75 (DRB)

Chapter Text

75:1 Unto the end, in praises, a psalm for Asaph: a canticle to the Assyrians.

75:2 In Judea God is known: his name is great in Israel.

75:3 And his place is in peace: and his abode in Sion:

75:4 There hath he broken the powers of bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle.

75:5 Thou enlightenest wonderfully from the everlasting hills.

75:6 All the foolish of heart were troubled. They have slept their sleep; and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands.

75:7 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, they have all slumbered that mounted on horseback.

75:8 Thou art terrible, and who shall resist thee? from that time thy wrath.

75:9 Thou hast caused judgment to be heard from heaven: the earth trembled and was still,

75:10 When God arose in judgment, to save all the meek of the earth.

75:11 For the thought of man shall give praise to thee: and the remainders of the thought shall keep holiday to thee.

75:12 Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God: all you that are round about him bring presents. To him that is terrible,

75:13 Even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: to the terrible with the kings of the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "light", "praises", "psalm", "asaph", "canticle", "assyrians", and "judea". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "light", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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