Psalms 75:6
For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
In Context
5Lift not vp your horne on high, neither speake with a stiffe necke.
7But God is the iudge: he maketh lowe and he maketh hie.
Cross References
Psalms 3:3But thou Lord art a buckler for me: my glory, and the lifter vp of mine head.
Jeremiah 48:30I know his wrath, saith ye Lord, but it shall not be so: and his dissimulatios, for they do not right.
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 →