Psalm 75:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 75:2

Psalms 75:2. When I shall receive the congregation The first verse was spoken by many persons, We give thanks, &c.; here the speaker is one, and that one is plainly a ruler, who promises that when he shall have received the congregation, or, as מועד may be properly rendered, an appointed, or fit time, or season; that is, when he shall be established in power and authority, at a fit time and place, he will judge uprightly, and introduce a thorough reformation into a kingdom... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

Psalms 75-76 Exalting God, not selfIn a psalm designed for use in public worship, the congregation begins by thanking God for all his mighty deeds (75:1). A singer representing God replies that even when conditions in the world look hopeless, God is still in control. He will intervene when he sees fit (2-3). Therefore, the wicked should not be proud or stubborn like an ox that struggles against its master (4-5). The only exaltation that matters is that which comes from God. The opinions of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 75:2

I shall receive the congregation = The set time has come, &c. I = I, even I. Very emphatic. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 75:2

"When I shall find the set time,I will judge uprightly.The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved:I have set up the pillars of it.(Selah)""When I shall find the set time" (Psalms 75:2). Everything in the whole universe is, as it were, scheduled according to the time God has set for it. In the life of Christ, one cannot fail to remember the frequent words of Jesus, "My time is not yet come." The final Judgment Day itself has already been "appointed" by Almighty God (Acts 17:31).... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 75:2

Psalms 75:2. When I shall receive, &c.— When I find the appointed time, I execute righteous judgment; Mudge: who observes, that this and the following verse contain the words of God, in answer to the first verse: that now the time was come for him to do justice, and therefore the earth melted before him. This it might well do, as he had first set up the pillars of it; for so the last clause of the third verse should be rendered. It stood firmly only by his order, and therefore must be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 75:2

2, 3. These verses express the purpose of God to administer a just government, and in a time of anarchy that He sustains the nation. Some apply the words to the Psalmist. receive the congregation—literally, "take a set time" (Psalms 102:13; Hosea 2:3), or an assembly at a set time—that is, for judging. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 75:1-3

1. God’s appointment of judgment 75:1-3Asaph gave thanks to God for Israel because God was near His people and had performed wondrous works (Psalms 75:1).He then put words in God’s mouth that were appropriate in view of earlier revelation. God judges when He decides the time is right, and He judges fairly. His judgment can devastate the world, but He sustains it nevertheless. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 75:1-10

Psalms 75This communal thanksgiving psalm anticipated a victory in Israel when God as Judge would destroy the wicked and establish the righteous (cf. 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Luke 1:46-53). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 75:1-10

In contrast with the plaintive strains of Psalms 74 this is a Ps. of thanksgiving for some national deliverance (Psalms 75:1). It celebrates God as the Judge of all the earth, who interposes in His own time amid the confusions of men (Psalms 75:2-3). His enemies are warned against pride (Psalms 75:4-8) by the certainty that His cup of punishment is prepared for the wicked (Psalms 75:8). The Ps. ends with an ascription of praise (Psalms 75:9), and a declaration of God’s righteous purpose (Psalms... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 75:2

(2) When I.—Rather, When I have chosen my time, I will judge uprightly. This sense: “my time” being shown by the emphatic “I” of the Hebrew. (Comp. Acts 17:31.) The word rendered in the Authorised Version “congregation” (moed), has plainly here its first derivative sense of a set time, or “occasion.” (Comp. Psalms 102:13; Habakkuk 2:3.) So LXX. and Vulg. here; but Symmachus gives “synagogue.”It is quite clear that the speaker of these words is God Himself, who suddenly, as in Psalms 46:10,... read more