Psalms 75:4
I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
In Context
3Earth was melting away with all its inhabitants, I, have fixed the pillars thereof. [Selah.]
5Do not lift up on high your horn, Nor speak of the Rock, with arrogance;
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8Raiseth, from the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy, To give them a dwelling with nobles, And, a throne of glory, to make them inherit. For, to Yahweh, belong the pillars of the earth, And he setteth thereon the habitable world.
Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]
Psalms 94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people, And, ye dullards, when will ye show discretion?
Psalms 148:14Therefore hath he exalted a horn for his people, a praise for all his men of lovingkindness, for the sons of Israel—a people near him, Praise ye Yah!
Proverbs 8:5Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense;
Daniel 7:20also concerning the ten horns, which were in his head, and the other, which came up, and there fell—from among them that were before it—three,—and this horn which had, eyes, and, a mouth, speaking great things, and, his look, was more proud than his fellows:
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 →