Psalms 75:4

75:3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

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

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I said to the arrogant, “Don’t boast!” I said to the wicked, “Don’t lift up the horn.

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

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

75:5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

What does Psalms 75:4 mean?

Psalms 75:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), הָלַל (hâlal), רָשָׁע (râshâʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

unto

the

fools,הָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

Deal

not

foolishly:הָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

and

the

wicked,רָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

Lift

not

upרוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

the

horn:קֶרֶןqeren/keh'-ren/H7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power

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What does Psalms 75:4 say?

Psalms 75:4 (King James Version) reads: "I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:"

Is Psalms 75:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 75:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 75:4, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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