Psalm 75:7

Translations

Modern

…but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.

Traditional

But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Literal

But God is judging—this one He brings low, and this one He lifts up.

Latin

…quoniam Deus judex est. Hunc humiliat, et hunc exaltat:

Original

Hebrew

English

…but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.

Notes

Psalms 75:7–8

The Lord alone is the Judge. He has the power to raise people up or bring them down (see 1 Samuel 2:7; Luke 1:52).

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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Luke 1:52
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
Daniel 2:21–22
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Psalm 147:6
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 113:7–8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
2 Samuel 6:21
But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD,
Psalm 50:6
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
1 Samuel 2:7–8
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Jeremiah 27:4–8
Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:
1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
Psalm 58:11
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
1 Samuel 15:28
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

Psalm 75:7

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