Psalms 75:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. ”

Psalms 75:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks - We, the people; language which would be appropriate to public thanksgiving - showing that the psalm was designed for public use. The reasons for this public...
Psalms 75:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician, (a) Altaschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph." Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near (b) thy wondrous works declare. (...
Psalms 75:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 75:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title. Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. See App-65. Song. Hebrew shir. See App-65. of Asaph. The fourth of the twelve Asaph Psalms. See App-63. In this Psalm the enemies of the Sanctuary are warned,...
Psalms 75:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. We will praise thee, O God! With respect to the inscription of this psalm, I have sufficiently spoken when explaining the 57 psalm. As to the author of it, this is a point, in the determi...
Psalms 75:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. Unto thee, O...
Psalms 75:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The prophet praiseth God: he promiseth to judge uprightly: he rebuketh the proud by the consideration of God's providence: he praiseth God, and promiseth to execute justice. To the chief musician...
Psalms 75:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. Psalms 75:1-10 .-Gears people thank him for the anticipated salvation (...
Psalms 75:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

In contrast with the plaintive strains of Psalms 74 this is a Ps. of thanksgiving for some national deliverance ( Psalms 75:1 ). It celebrates God as the Judge of all the earth, who interposes in H...
Psalms 75:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For that... — The wonders just wrought for Israel have repeated the old conviction that God’s name, a word of power to save (comp. Psalms 34:18 ; Psalms 145:18 ), is near. (Comp. Psalms 105:1 .)...
Psalms 75:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 75:1-10 THIS psalm deals with the general thought of God's judgment in history, especially on heathen nations. It has no clear marks of connection with any particular instance of that judgm...
Psalms 75:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Putteth down and Lifteth up Psalms 75:1-10 This psalm dates probably from Sennacherib's invasion, and therefore the North is omitted in Psalms 75:6 , that being the quarter from which th...
Psalms 75:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

If this, and the former psalm, were written by different men and at different periods, then the spiritual sense of the editor is most clearly revealed in their juxtaposition in this book. This is a c...
Psalms 75:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This appears to be a Psalm of praise. The soul rejoicing in the covenant interest of God his Saviour, while he praiseth God, corrects the ungodly, and speaks with holy confidence of what th...
Psalms 75:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks ,.... Either David and his men, when he was delivered from Saul, and raised to the kingdom, or the Jews upon their return from the Babylonish captivity; or rather...
Psalms 75:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 75:1 «To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. » Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near thy wondrous works decl...
Psalms 75:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks I, in my own, and in thy people's name; for that thy name Thy self, or thy power; is near That is, is present with us, and most ready to help us when we cry...
Psalms 75:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Magistrate's Resolution. To the chief musician, Al-taschith. A psalm or song of Asaph. 1 Unto thee, O God, do...
Psalms 75:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 75 Of Asaph; as the author. Or, to or for Asaph; which may be put by way of opposition to the foregoing and general expression, to the chief Musician, which is here limited to and expla...
Psalms 75:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician, Altaschith :” see introduction to Psalms 57 . “ A Pslam—a song of Asaph :” see introduction to Psalms 74 . “There are,” says Perowne, “no c...
Psalms 75:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. Al-taschith: do not suffer me to perish. The style indicates that this was a psalm of David, when the courtiers of Saul had pronounced him guilty of high treason for aiming at the throne. He...
Psalms 75:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

For that Thy name is near Thy wondrous works declare. God’s nearness to the world I. He is near as the sustainer of a dissolving system ( Psalms 75:3 ). The force of disintegration operates eve...
Psalms 75:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is a hymn of praise in anticipation of a deliverance, which may be from Sennacherib, or from some other dangerous enemy. The actual praise is confined to the first and the last t...
Psalms 75:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto Thee do we give thanks, the repetition serving to emphasize the willingness of the congregation to acknowledge the blessings of Jehovah; for that Thy name i...
Psalms 75:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 4:33 ; Deuteronomy 4:34 ; Deuteronomy 4:7 ; Exodus 23:21 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Exodus 34:7 ; Jeremiah 10:6 ; Psalms 57:1 ; Psalms 58:1 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 76:1
Psalms 75:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thy name — Thy self; art present with us, and ready to help.

Psalms 75:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 75:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 75:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 75:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 75:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 75:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 75:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 75:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 75:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 75:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 75:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 75:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 75:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 75:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 75:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 75:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes