Psalms 75:8

hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

a cup. The symbol of God's judgment. Isaiah 51:17-23 (Compare Psalms 19:14). Habakkuk 2:15; Habakkuk 2:16; Ezekiel 23:31; Ezekiel 23:34, &c. Jeremiah 25:27; Jeremiah 48:26; Jeremiah 49:12.

red. foaming.

mixture. spice. Compare Revelation 14:10.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 75:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For in the hand of the Lord ... - The general idea in this verse is, that God holds in his hand a cup for people to drink; a cup whose contents w...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a (f) cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof,...
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 j...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup. (261) The Psalmist here applies more directly to the use of the godly that judgment of which...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red— And the wine is in a ferment. Hiller, 328. Is unmixed: Green; who renders the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: -In reliance on God's promise ( Psalms 75:2-3 ), Israel wa...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A cup ] The same figure for God's punishment is found in Isaiah 51:17 ; Jeremiah 25:15 ; Jeremiah 48:26 ; Jeremiah 49:12 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A cup. — The figure of the cup of Divine fury is developed, as Psalms 11:6 compared with Psalms 16:5 shows, from the more general one which rep...
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 con...
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...
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 reveale...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I do not presume to say what this cup is, nor to what the whole allusion is designed: perhaps it means a mixture of what God's people are appointed t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup ,.... Another reason why men should not act haughtily and arrogantly; for by the cup are meant affliction...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For , &c. This verse is added, either, 1st, As a reason or confirmation of the assertion, Psalms 75:7 , and to show that God, in removing one k...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Government of the World. 6 For promotion cometh neither from...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse is added, either, 1. As a reason or confirmation of the assertion, Psalms 75:7 , and to show that God in removing one king to make wa...
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...
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 g...
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 ( Psalm...
The Biblical Illustrator

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red. God’s threatenings against incorrigible sinners In this verse we have a lively...
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 act...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Church Praises the Nearness of God's Judgment. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical part of public worship, Al-taschith, according...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, that of God's wrath, Cf Isaiah 51:17 , and the wine is red, foaming and frothing with its strength; i...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 5:22 ; Isaiah 51:17 ; Isaiah 51:22 ; Jeremiah 25:15 ; Jeremiah 25:17 ; Jeremiah 25:27 ; Jeremiah 25:28 ; Job 21:20 ; Proverbs 23:30 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For — God is here compared to the master of a feast, who then used to distribute portions of meat and drink to the several guests. A cup — Of venge...

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.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 75:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 75:8