Psalms 75:8

For Yahweh holds in his hand a cup of foaming wine, 1 which is mixed with spices, and pours it out. 1 Surely all the wicked of the earth will drink it to the last drop. 1

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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.

In Context

7But God is the judge; 1 he brings down and he lifts up. 1

9But I will continually tell what you have done; 1 I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich. 1 He humbles, but he also lifts up. 1

Psalms 11:6He rains burning coals and brimstone upon the wicked; 1 a scorching wind will be their portion from his cup! 1

Psalms 73:10Therefore his people turn to them 1 and abundant waters are drained out. 1

Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are champions at drinking wine, and masters at mixing strong drinks; 1

Isaiah 51:22Your Lord Yahweh, your God, who pleads the cause of his people, says this, 1 “See, I have taken the cup of staggering from your hand— 1 the bowl, which is the cup of my anger—so that you will not drink it again. 1

Jeremiah 25:17So I took the cup from Yahweh's hand, and I made all the nations to which Yahweh had sent me drink it:

Matthew Henry on Psalms 75:7-10

God's Government of the World. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 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. 9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off;… Read the whole commentary →

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