Psalm 75:4

Translations

Modern

I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

Traditional

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

Literal

I said to those boasting, ‘You shall not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘You shall not lift up the horn;

Latin

Dixi iniquis: Nolite inique agere: et delinquentibus: Nolite exaltare cornu:

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Hebrew

English

I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.

Notes

Psalms 75:4–5

The wicked proudly defy heaven, where God lives. By boasting, they claim that they are wiser than God.

Psalms 75:2–8

The Lord will bring justice in his own time.

Psalms 75:1–10

This hymn of thanksgiving includes two direct messages from God that assure us of his justice (Psalm 75:2–3, 10). The Lord warns arrogant people who defy him, promising to humble them by force (Psalm 75:4–8). Together, the community and the psalmist give thanks for God's character (Psalm 75:1, 9).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

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Zechariah 1:21
“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
Proverbs 8:5
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Proverbs 1:22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
Psalm 148:14
He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
Psalm 94:8
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Psalm 89:17
For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
Psalm 82:2–8
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Proverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Daniel 7:20–21
I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

Psalm 75:4

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