Psalms 75:7
For, God himself, is about to judge, One, he will cast down, Another, he will lift up;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
In Context
6For neither from east nor west, Nor from the wilderness of the mountains [cometh exaltation];
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:23For, as the sin of divination, is, rebelliousness,—and, as transgression with household gods, is, stubbornness,—Because thou hast rejected the word of Yahweh, therefore hath he rejected thee from being king.
1 Samuel 16:1And Yahweh said unto Samuel—How long, art thou going to pine for Saul, seeing that, I, have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come! let me send thee unto Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me, among his sons, a king.
2 Samuel 5:2Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou, wast he that led out and brought in, Israel,—and Yahweh said to thee—Thou, shalt be shepherd unto my people, Israel, and, thou, shalt become leader over Israel.
Psalms 50:6Now have the heavens declared his righteousness, Because, God, is, about to judge. [Selah.]
Psalms 113:7That raiseth, out of the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy;
Jeremiah 27:4And thou shall give them charge unto their lords saying,—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Thus shall ye say unto your lords:—
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 →