God the Righteous Judge Who Exalts and Brings Low

Psalm 75 is a declaration of God’s sovereign rule as the righteous Judge over all the earth. The psalm emphasizes that exaltation does not come from human power or position, but from God alone, who raises up and brings down according to His will. God declares that He has set an appointed time for judgment and that He upholds the pillars of the earth. The proud are warned against self-exaltation and arrogance, while the wicked are assured that divine justice will not fail. At the same time, the psalm offers hope to the righteous, affirming that God’s judgments are upright and purposeful. The chapter calls God’s people to trust His timing rather than human authority or circumstance.

Psalms 75:1 – 75:10

  1 To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
  2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
  3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
  4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
  5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak [not with] a stiff neck.
  6 For promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
  7 But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
  8 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].
  9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
  10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.