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full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/75.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You say, &#8220I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/75.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God says, “At the time I have planned, I will bring justice against the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/75.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/75.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/75.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/75.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/75.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/75.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/75.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/75.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/75.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When I select an appointed time, I will judge with equity,” [says the LORD].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/75.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/75.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I choose a time, I will judge fairly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/75.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/75.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have set a time to judge with fairness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/75.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/75.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When I choose the right time, I will judge fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/75.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I have set a time for judgment," says God, "and I will judge with fairness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/75.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"At the time that I choose I will judge the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/75.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/75.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God says, "At the appointed times, I judge fairly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/75.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/75.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/75.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/75.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When I receive an appointment, I judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/75.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When I receive an appointment, I -- I do judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/75.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I will take the appointment, I will judge uprightnesses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/75.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />when I shall take a time, I will judge justices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/75.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 74:3>While I have time, I will judge justices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/75.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“I will choose the time; I will judge fairly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/75.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/75.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We will declare all thy wondrous works; then the time will come when I will judge uprightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/75.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I shall take the time and I shall judge in integrity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/75.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/75.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When I shall take a set time, I will judge righteously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/75-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9174" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/75.htm">We Give Thanks, for Your Name is Near</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“When</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ’eq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">I choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">a time,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: ’eš·pōṭ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To judge, govern. ">will judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/4339.htm" title="4339: mê·šā·rîm (N-mp) -- Evenness, uprightness, equity. From yashar; evenness, i.e. prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. rectitude.">fairly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></span><br />All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:17</a></span><br />I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a></span><br />Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-1.htm">2 Timothy 4:1</a></span><br />I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Ezekiel 7:7</a></span><br />Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.</p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Psalm 78:70-72</a></b></br> He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2</a></b></br> I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4</a></b></br> And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, <i>That</i> the men of Jabeshgilead <i>were they</i> that buried Saul.</p><p class="hdg">receive the congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:17</a></b></br> I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for <i>there is</i> a time there for every purpose and for every work.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/7-6.htm">John 7:6</a></b></br> Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/1-7.htm">Acts 1:7</a></b></br> And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/61-7.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Blamelessly</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/67-4.htm">Equity</a> <a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-3.htm">Select</a> <a href="/psalms/71-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/67-4.htm">Uprightly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-91.htm">Appointment</a> <a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Blamelessly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/96-10.htm">Equity</a> <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Find</a> <a href="/psalms/75-7.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Select</a> <a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Uprightly</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 75</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">The prophet praises God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">He promises to judge uprightly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/75-4.htm">He rebukes the proud by consideration of God's providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/75-9.htm">He praises God, and promises to execute justice.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/75.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/75.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When I choose a time</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and control over time and events. In biblical context, God's timing is often different from human expectations, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1</a>, which speaks of a time for every purpose under heaven. The concept of divine timing is also evident in the life of Jesus, such as in <a href="/john/7-6.htm">John 7:6</a>, where Jesus speaks of His time not yet being fulfilled. This highlights the belief that God operates on His own schedule, which is perfect and purposeful.<p><b>I will judge fairly</b><br>This part of the verse underscores God's role as the righteous judge. Throughout Scripture, God is depicted as a just judge who administers justice without partiality, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, which describes His works as perfect and all His ways as just. The fairness of God's judgment is a recurring theme, assuring believers that He will right all wrongs and vindicate the righteous. This is further reflected in the New Testament, where Jesus is portrayed as the ultimate judge who will return to judge the living and the dead, as stated in <a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Acts 10:42</a>. The assurance of fair judgment is a source of hope and comfort for believers, affirming that God's justice will ultimately prevail.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/75.htm">Psalm 75</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_judge.htm">God as Judge</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the ultimate judge who chooses the right time to execute judgment with fairness and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the psalm was originally addressed, often experiencing God's judgment and deliverance throughout their history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty in Timing</a></b><br>God alone determines the right time for judgment, emphasizing His control over history and events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fairness_in_divine_judgment.htm">Fairness in Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgments are always fair and just, providing assurance that He will right all wrongs in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing and justice, even when circumstances seem unjust or delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_waiting.htm">Patience in Waiting</a></b><br>The verse teaches the importance of patience and faith as we await God's intervention and judgment in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god.htm">Accountability to God</a></b><br>Understanding that God will judge fairly should motivate us to live righteously and align our actions with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_75.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 75</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_justice_seem_delayed.htm">Psalm 75:2 speaks of God’s perfect timing in judgment, yet history is filled with prolonged injustices; why does justice appear delayed or absent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_divine_oversight.htm">Job 34:21 – The passage implies God sees all human actions; is there historical or scientific evidence for universal divine oversight? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_evil_persist_despite_redemption.htm">If Psalm 130:8 promises redemption from all sins, why does evil still prevail in the world today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/75.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">When I.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">When I have chosen my time, I will judge uprightly. </span>This sense: "my time" being shown by the emphatic "I" of the Hebrew. (Comp. <a href="/acts/17-31.htm" title="Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; whereof he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.">Acts 17:31</a>.) The word rendered in the Authorised Version "congregation" (<span class= "ital">moed</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>has plainly here its first derivative sense of a set time, or "occasion." (Comp. <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm" title="You shall arise, and have mercy on Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.">Psalm 102:13</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm" title="For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.">Habakkuk 2:3</a>.) So LXX. and Vulg. here; but Symmachus gives "synagogue."<p>It is quite clear that the speaker of these words is God Himself, who suddenly, as in <a href="/psalms/46-10.htm" title="Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.">Psalm 46:10</a>, breaks in with the announcement of judgment. But how far the Divine utterance extends in the psalm is not quite clear. Some end it with <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm" title="The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.">Psalm 75:3</a>; others with <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm" title="Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.">Psalm 75:5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/75.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When I shall receive the congregation;</span> rather, <span class="accented">when I shall have appointed a set time.</span> It is agreed that the speaker, in this verse and the next, is God, who announces that he is about to descend in judgment. This, however, he will do "at his own set time," for which men must wait patiently (comp. <a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I will judge uprightly;</span> or, "with uprightness" (comp. <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Psalm 58:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/75-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“When</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֭י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I choose</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶקַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a time,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝נִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will judge</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁפֹּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·pōṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fairly.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵישָׁרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·šā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4339.htm">Strong's 4339: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evenness, prosperity, concord, straightness, rectitude</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 75:2 When I choose the appointed time (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/75-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 75:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 75:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/75-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 75:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 75:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>