Psalms 75:1

To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

In Context

2\75:1\To you, O God, we give praise, to you we give praise: and those who give honour to your name make clear your works of power.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:21Give attention to him and give ear to his voice; do not go against him; for your wrongdoing will not be overlooked by him, because my name is in him.

Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?

Psalms 44:1To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil.

Psalms 57:1To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.

Psalms 76:1To the chief music-maker; put to Neginoth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.

Psalms 145:18The Lord is near all those who give honour to his name; even to all who give honour to him with true hearts.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 75:1

Though this psalm is attributed to Asaph in the title, yet it does so exactly agree with David's circumstances, at his coming to the crown after the death of Saul, that most interpreters apply it to that juncture, and suppose that either Asaph penned it, in the person of David, as his poet-laureate (probably the substance of the psalm was some speech which David made to a convention of the states, at his accession to the government, and Asaph turned it into verse, and published it in a poem, for the better… Read the whole commentary →

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