Psalms 75:4 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 75:4

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

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ASV

I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly. The Lord bids the boasters boast not, and commands the mad oppressors to stay their folly. How calm is he, how quiet are his words, yet how divine the rebuke. If the wicked were not insane, they would even now hear in their consciences the still small voice bidding them cease from evil, and forbear their pride. And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn. He bids the ungodly stay their haughtiness.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This agrees with David's resolutions, Ps. ci. Herein David was a type of Christ, who with the breath of his mouth shall slay the wicked, but shall exalt with honour the horn of the righteous, Ps. cxii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Here the writer speaks in view of God's declaration, warning the wicked. Lift . . . up the horn--to exalt power, here, of the wicked himself--that is, to be arrogant or self-elated.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אָמַ֣רְתִּי	'a.Mar.ti	I say	H559 →
לַֽ֭הוֹלְלִים	La.ho.lim	to the boasters	H1984 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תָּהֹ֑לּוּ	ta.Ho.lu	you boast	H1984 →
וְ֝לָרְשָׁעִ֗ים	ve.la.re.sha.'Im	and to the wicked [people]	H7563 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תָּרִ֥ימוּ	ta.Ri.mu	you lift up	H7311 →
קָֽרֶן׃	Ka.ren	a horn	H7161 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 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!
leads to
- Psalms 75:10
  “All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 2:17
  He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
- Deuteronomy 4:7
  For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
- 1 Samuel 2:1
  At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalms 112:9
  He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Through
Proverbs 8:5
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
leads to
- 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?
Through
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?
leads to
- John 3:20
  Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
- Psalms 1:1
  Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms