Psalms 75:6
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
In Context
5Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
7but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
Cross References
Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Jeremiah 48:30I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 75:2-6
The Magistrate's Resolution. 1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. 2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. In these verses, I. The psalmist gives to God the praise of… Read the whole commentary →