Psalms 75:3
Earth was melting away with all its inhabitants, I, have fixed the pillars thereof. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
In Context
2Surely I will take a set time,—I, with equity, will judge:
4I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;
Cross References
Genesis 18:25Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice?
1 Samuel 18:7And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said,—Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
1 Samuel 31:1Now, as, the Philistines, were fighting against Israel, the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain, in Mount Gilboa.
Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast rejected us—hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?
Isaiah 24:1Lo! Yahweh emptying the earth and laying it waste,—And he will overturn the face thereof, And scatter them who dwell therein.
Isaiah 49:8Thus, saith Yahweh—In a time of acceptance, have I answered thee, In a day of salvation, have I helped thee,—That I may preserve thee And give thee as the covenant of a people, To establish the land, To bring into possession the desolate heritages;
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 →