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Psalms 75:3

75:2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. receive: or, take a set time
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

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The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

75:4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

What does Psalms 75:3 mean?

Psalms 75:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), יָשַׁב (yâshab), מוּג (mûwg).

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The
earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and
all
the
inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
thereof
are
dissolved:מוּגmûwg/moog/H4127to melt, i.e. literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
I
bear
upתָּכַןtâkan/taw-kan'/H8505to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)
the
pillarsעַמּוּדʻammûwd/am-mood'/H5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
of
it.
Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 75:3.

Exodus 12:29

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. dungeon: Heb. house of the pit

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Genesis 20:15

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. where: Heb. as is good in thine eyes

Genesis 46:34

That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Genesis 47:6

The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

Joshua 22:33

And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

Judges 18:7

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraint

Judges 21:12

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. young: Heb. young women virgins

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What does Psalms 75:3 say?

Psalms 75:3 (King James Version) reads: "The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah."

Is Psalms 75:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 75:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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