Psalms 75:4
I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
In Context
3Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I — I have pondered its pillars. Selah.
5Raise not up on high your horn, (Ye speak with a stiff neck.)
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.
Psalms 82:2Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.
Psalms 94:8Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
Psalms 148:14And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!
Proverbs 8:5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
Daniel 7:20and concerning the ten horns that [are] in its heads, and of the other that came up, and before which three have fallen, even of that horn that hath eyes, and a mouth speaking great things, and whose appearance [is] great above its companions.
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 →