Psalm 75:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 75:1-5

In these verses, I. The psalmist gives to God the praise of his advancement to honour and power, and the other great things he had done for him and for his people Israel (Ps. 75:1): Unto thee, O God! do we give thanks for all the favours thou hast bestowed upon us; and again, unto thee do we give thanks; for our thanksgivings must be often repeated. Did not we often pray for mercy when we were in pursuit of it; and shall we think it will suffice once or twice to give thanks when we have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 75:2

When I shall receive the congregation ,.... Some render it, from the Arabic signification of the word, "the promise" F15 מועד "promissa", Schultens animadv. p. 174. "festi dona", Gusset. p. 334. ; the Spirit promised, the gifts of the Spirit, which Christ received for men, and gave to men, whereby he executes the judgment or government of the church committed to him: others the time, so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic versions, to which agrees the Targum,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 75:2

When I shall receive the congregation - When the proper time is come that the congregation, my people of Israel, should be brought out of captivity, and received back into favor, I shall not only enlarge them, but punish their enemies. They shall be cut off and cast out, and become a more miserable people than those whom they now insult. I will destroy them as a nation, so that they shall never more be numbered among the empires of the earth. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 75:2

Verse 2 2.When I shall have taken the congregation. The Hebrew verb יעד, yaäd, signifies to appoint a place or day, and the noun מועד, moed, derived from it, which is here used, signifies both holy assemblies, or a congregation of the faithful assembled together in the name of the Lord, and festival, or appointed solemn days. As it is certain that God is here introduced as speaking, either of these senses will agree with the scope of the passage. It may be viewed as denoting either that having... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

The phrase, "Al-taschith," in the "title," is probably a musical term. It occurs also in the titles of Psalms 57:1-11 ; Psalms 58:1-11 ; Psalms 59:1-17 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

The undaunted one. Such is the spirit of this psalm; fearlessness characterizes it throughout, and concerning this spirit it teaches much. I. ON WHAT SUCH SPIRIT RESTS . 1 . On the conviction that God is near at hand for our help. "For that thy Name is near," etc. ( Psalms 75:1 ). 2 . On the evidence for this conviction which God's "wondrous works" supplies: works in nature, providence, grace. II. THE FRUITS SUCH SPIRIT BEANS . 1 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

The righteous judgment of God. This psalm celebrates in prophetic strain the righteous judgment of God. The voice of God himself declares from heaven his righteousness; that he is not, as human impertinence has been wont to think, regardless of wrong and suffering, but only waits for the moment which to his infinite wisdom seems best. I. GOD 'S RIGHTEOUS GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD . 1 . God ' s wonderful work in history attests it. ( Psalms 75:1 .) "What nation is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:2

When I shall receive the congregation; rather, when I shall have appointed a set time. It is agreed that the speaker, in this verse and the next, is God, who announces that he is about to descend in judgment. This, however, he will do "at his own set time," for which men must wait patiently (comp. Habakkuk 2:3 ). I will judge uprightly; or, "with uprightness" (comp. Psalms 58:1 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:2

God's set time for judgment. It is not certain whether Psalms 75:2 and Psalms 75:3 are to be taken as an utterance of the psalmist for himself, or whether God is here introduced as speaking. Dean Perowne thinks, "God is abruptly introduced as the speaker. The oracle is thus given as from the month of God himself, to those who may be in doubt or perplexity because their lot is cast in troublous times" But other writers think that Hezekiah is appealing to God, and assuring him that, even... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 75:2

When I shall receive the congregation - The marginal rendering is, “Take a set time.” The phrase is thus rendered in most of the versions. So the Septuagint, “When I take the time” - ὅταν λάβω καιρὸν hotan labō kairon. So the Vulgate, “When I accept the time.” So Luther, “When in its own time.” So De Wette, “When I take the time.” According to this interpretation, this is the language of God, as if implying that, although “the earth” was then “dissolved,” or although disorders were allowed... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 75:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 75:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 75:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 75:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 75:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 75:2

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