Psalm 75:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 75:3

Psalms 75:3. The earth Or land; and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved Or melted, as נמגים , nemogim, may be rendered. It seems to mean, either that the Israelitish affairs were thrown into confusion, and the frame of the government dissolved by their civil distractions, or that the people were consumed and destroyed by the continual irruptions of foreign enemies. I bear up the pillars of it How much soever I am traduced by mine enemies, as the great disturber of the land, I... 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 75:3

bear up = have established. Selah. Connecting the set time of judgment with the judgment itself as it will affect the wicked and the righteous. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 75:3

3. pillars of it— ( :-). 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 75:3

(3) The earth . . .—Better—“Are earth and all its inhabitants dissolved?It was I adjusted its pillars.”(See Hannah’s song, 1 Samuel 2:8.) Though the crisis be such that all is confusion and anarchy (comp. Isaiah 24:19-20 for the figure), there is no cause for fear; there is still a Ruler in heaven, He who built up the edifice which now seems to totter to its fall. The verb rendered in the Authorised Version “bear up,” is used in Job 28:15, Isaiah 40:12 in the sense of “weighing” or “measuring;”... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 75:1-10

The Cup in the Hand of the Lord Psalms 75:8 What is the cup of the Lord in my text? What is the cup of salvation in another Psalm? What is the cup of blessing in St. Paul? Are there two different cups? Are we to distinguish between the cup which Christ drained and the cup which He blessed? Are we to divide the Passion from the Eucharist? Good Friday from Maundy Thursday? no, we are not to divide them. The two are one. The Eucharist is the communion of the Passion. The power of the Passion is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

Psalms 75:1-10THIS psalm deals with the general thought of God’s judgment in history, especially on heathen nations. It has no clear marks of connection with any particular instance of that judgment. The prevalent opinion has been that it refers, like the next psalm, to the destruction of Sennacherib’s army. There are in it slight resemblances to Psalms 46:1-11, and to Isaiah’s prophecies regarding that event, which support the conjecture. Cheyne seems to waver, as on page 148 of "Orig. of... read more

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