Psalms 75:7

75:6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. south: Heb. desert

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

KJV

But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.

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

But God is the judge: he puts down one, and sets up another.

75:8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

What does Psalms 75:7 mean?

Psalms 75:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ), שָׁפֵל (shâphêl).

Hebrew interlinear

But

Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

the

judge:שָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

putteth

downשָׁפֵלshâphêl/shaw-fale'/H8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)

one,

and

setteth

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

another.

Topics

Al-Taschith Promotion Providence of God, the Psalms

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 75:7 say?

Psalms 75:7 (King James Version) reads: "But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another."

Is Psalms 75:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 75:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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