Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 75
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 75
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 75
"We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works. When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly. The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck." — Psalms 75:1-5 (ASV)
We often pray for mercy when in pursuit of it; and shall we only once or twice give thanks when we obtain it? God shows that He is near to us in what we call upon Him for.
Public trusts are to be managed uprightly. This may well be applied to Christ and His government.
Man's sin threatened to destroy the whole creation; but Christ saved the world from utter ruin. He who is made of God to us wisdom bids us be wise.
To the proud, daring sinners He says, “Do not boast of your power; do not persist in contempt.” All the present hopes and future happiness of the human race spring from the Son of God.
"For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up. But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another. For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them. But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. " — Psalms 75:6-10 (ASV)
No secondary causes will bring people to preferment without the First Cause. Preferment comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. The Psalmist does not mention the north; the same word that signifies the north also signifies 'the secret place'; and it is from the secret counsel of God that preferment comes. From God alone all must receive their judgment.
There are mixtures of mercy and grace in the cup of affliction when it is put into the hands of God's people; mixtures of the curse, when it is put into the hands of the wicked. God's people have their share in common calamities, but the dregs of the cup are for the wicked.
The exaltation of the Son of David will be the subject of the saints' everlasting praises. Then let sinners submit to the King of righteousness, and let believers rejoice in and obey him.
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