Psalms 75:7
But God [is] judge, This He maketh low — and this He lifteth up.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
In Context
6For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness — [is] elevation.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:23for a sin of divination [is] rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim [is] stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from [being] king.'
1 Samuel 16:1And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.
2 Samuel 5:2also heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.'
Psalms 50:6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself [is] judge. Selah.
Psalms 113:7He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.
Jeremiah 27:4And thou hast commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel,
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 →