Psalms 75:1-10

LXXV. The Inevitable Judgment. The Ps. opens with praise of God and His wondrous works. After Psalms 75:1 it is God who speaks. God will surely judge the world, though He waits for His appointed time. He holds the brimming cup of wine, and all must drink.

Psalms 75:1. for. works: read, We have called on thy name: we have told of thy wondrous works (LXX).

Psalms 75:2. For the appointed time long delayed but sure to come, cf. Habakkuk 2:3.

Psalms 75:3. Follow mg.

Psalms 75:6 b. Read, Nor yet from the wilderness or the mountains (cf. mg.) cometh it (the sentence of exaltation or depression).

Psalms 75:8. The imagery of the cup is found in Jeremiah 25:15 ff. and elsewhere. mixture refers to herbs which increased the intoxicating power of the wine. Read, He poureth it out to one after another (LXX).

Psalms 75:9. declare: read, rejoice. In Psalms 75:9 f. the poet again speaks.