Psalms 75:5
“Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.”
Psalms 75:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Lift not up your horn on high: speak not iniquity against God.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.
- DARBYDarby
- Lift not up your horn on high; speak not arrogantly with a stiff neck.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Don't lift up your horn on high. Don't speak with a stiff neck.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Raise not up on high your horn, (Ye speak with a stiff neck.)
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Do not lift your horn high; do not speak with a stubborn neck.
Context: Psalms 75
3The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
About Psalms 75: God, the ultimate judge
Psalm 75 acknowledges God as the ultimate judge of the earth and praises him for his righteous judgment. The psalmist encourages the wicked to repent and warns them of the consequences of their actions. The psalmist trusts in God's sovereignty, knowing that he alone exalts and brings low.
Commentary
This psalm reminds us of the importance of recognizing God's authority as the judge of the earth. The wicked may seem to prosper and the righteous may suffer, but God will ultimately bring justice to all. As believers, we can take comfort in the knowledge that God is in control and will ultimately set all things right. We are called to trust in his sovereignty and to leave the final judgment to him. This psalm also challenges us to examine ourselves and repent of any wrongdoing, knowing that God's judgment is just and that he offers forgiveness to those who turn to him.