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href="/bsb/psalms/75.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for 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 />To the arrogant I say, &#8216Boast no more,&#8217 and to the wicked, &#8216Do not lift up your horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/75.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’ I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/75.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/75.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/75.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/75.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/75.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/75.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I said to the boastful, &#8216Do not boast,&#8217 And to the wicked, &#8216Do not lift up the horn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/75.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/75.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not raise up the horn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/75.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I said to the arrogant, ‘Do not boast;’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn [of self-glorification].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/75.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/75.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say to the boastful, &#8216Do not boast,&#8217 and to the wicked, &#8216Do not lift up your horn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/75.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/75.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You tell every bragger, "Stop bragging!" And to the wicked you say, "Don't boast of your power! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/75.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/75.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I said to those who brag, "Don't brag," and to wicked people, "Don't raise your weapons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/75.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I tell the wicked not to be arrogant; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/75.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/75.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say to the proud, ?Do not boast,? and to the wicked, ?Do not lift up your horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/75.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I say to the proud, "Do not be proud," and to the wicked, "Do not be so confident of victory! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/75.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I said to the arrogant, "Do not boast." I said to the wicked, "Do not lift up the horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/75.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/75.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I said to the arrogant, “Don’t boast!” I said to the wicked, “Don’t lift up the horn. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/75.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have said to the boastful, “Do not be boastful,” "" And to the wicked, “Do not raise up a horn.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/75.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/75.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I said to the foolish, Ye shall not be foolish; and to the unjust, Ye shall not lift up the horn:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/75.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I said to the wicked: Do not act wickedly: and to the sinners: Lift not up the horn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/75.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 74:5>I said to the iniquitous: “Do not act unjustly,” and to the offenders: “Do not exalt the horn.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/75.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So I say to the boastful: “Do not boast!” to the wicked: “Do not raise your horns! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/75.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I say to the boastful, “Do not boast,” and to the wicked, “Do not lift up your horn;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/75.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou saidst to the fools, Deal not foolishly, and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/75.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have said to the fools, "Do not be fools”, and to the wicked, "Do not lift up the trumpet,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/75.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I say unto the arrogant 'Deal not arrogantly'; And to the wicked 'Lift not up the horn.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/75.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I said unto the transgressors, Do not transgress; and to the sinners, Lift not up the horn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/75-4.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=9185" 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">3</span>When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I say</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: la·hō·wl·lîm (Prep-l, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To shine.">to the proud,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">‘Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: tā·hōl·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To shine.">boast,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: wə·lā·rə·šā·‘îm (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">and to the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">‘Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: tā·rî·mū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qā·ren (N-fs) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">your horn.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’ ”…<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="/proverbs/27-2.htm">Proverbs 27:2</a></span><br />Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Isaiah 10:15</a></span><br />Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-32</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you. / You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / 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="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a></span><br />I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-17.htm">2 Corinthians 10:17-18</a></span><br />Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” / For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Romans 12:3</a></span><br />For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Philippians 2:3</a></span><br />Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:</p><p class="hdg">I said</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2</a></b></br> How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Psalm 94:8</a></b></br> Understand, ye brutish among the people: and <i>ye</i> fools, when will ye be wise?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Proverbs 1:22</a></b></br> How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?</p><p class="hdg">lift</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-17.htm">Psalm 89:17</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-14.htm">Psalm 148:14</a></b></br> He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; <i>even</i> of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-20.htm">Daniel 7:20,21</a></b></br> And of the ten horns that <i>were</i> in his head, and <i>of</i> the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even <i>of</i> that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look <i>was</i> more stout than his fellows… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Arrogant</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Arrogantly</a> <a href="/psalms/64-10.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Boastful</a> <a href="/psalms/58-2.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/job/27-12.htm">Foolishly</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/47-5.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/psalms/69-31.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/74-20.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/86-14.htm">Arrogant</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Arrogantly</a> <a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Boastful</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-17.htm">Foolishly</a> <a href="/psalms/92-6.htm">Fools</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Wicked</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>I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’</b><br>This phrase addresses the sin of pride, a recurring theme throughout the Bible. Pride is often seen as the root of many other sins, as it elevates the self above God and others. In biblical context, pride is condemned because it leads to self-reliance rather than dependence on God. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> warns, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." The call to not boast is a reminder of the humility that God desires from His people. In the New Testament, <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a> states, "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble," reinforcing the idea that humility is a virtue that aligns with God's will.<p><b>and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.’</b><br>The imagery of the "horn" in biblical literature often symbolizes strength and power. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, horns were associated with animals like bulls, representing might and dominance. The command to the wicked not to "lift up your horn" is a warning against arrogance and self-exaltation. This phrase suggests that the wicked should not assert their power or challenge God's authority. In <a href="/1_samuel/2.htm">1 Samuel 2:1</a>, Hannah's prayer includes the phrase, "My horn is exalted in the LORD," indicating that true strength and honor come from God alone. The warning here is a call to recognize God's sovereignty and to submit to His rule, rather than relying on one's own power or status.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_proud.htm">The Proud</a></b><br>Individuals characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and arrogance. In the biblical context, pride often leads to a rejection of God's authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who act in ways contrary to God's laws and righteousness. The wicked are often depicted as being in opposition to God's people and His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_horn.htm">The Horn</a></b><br>A symbol of strength and power in biblical literature. Lifting up one's horn signifies exalting oneself or asserting one's power and dominance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride is a spiritual pitfall that leads to a false sense of security and self-reliance. It blinds individuals to their need for God and His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_self-exaltation.htm">The Futility of Self-Exaltation</a></b><br>Lifting up one's horn, or self-exaltation, is ultimately futile because true power and authority belong to God alone. Human strength is temporary and limited.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Believers are called to humility, recognizing that all gifts and abilities come from God. Humility opens the door to God's grace and favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_judgment.htm">God's Sovereign Judgment</a></b><br>God is the ultimate judge who sees the hearts of all people. He will bring down the proud and exalt the humble in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_reverence_to_god.htm">Living in Reverence to God</a></b><br>A life lived in reverence to God acknowledges His sovereignty and seeks to align with His will, avoiding the pitfalls of pride and wickedness.<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/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_arrogance.htm">What is the Bible's view on arrogance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_123_4_conflict_with_other_verses.htm">Psalm 123:4 laments the scorn of the proud; does this conflict with other verses implying the righteous should not be shaken by contempt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_75_10_conflict_with_literalism.htm">Psalm 75:10 mentions the cutting off of 'horns' of the wicked; does this figurative language conflict with a literal approach to interpreting biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bullying.htm">What does the Bible say about bullying?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">Fools . . . foolishly.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">arrogant </span><span class= "bld">. . .</span> <span class= "ital">arrogantly. </span>See <a href="/psalms/73-3.htm" title="For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.">Psalm 73:3</a>. (Comp. <a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm" title="Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.">1Samuel 2:3</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/75.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I said.</span> It is doubtful who is the speaker. Professor Cheyne regards the entire passage from the beginning of ver. 2 to the end of ver. 5 as spoken by the Almighty; but most commentators assign vers. 4 and 5 to the psalmist or the people of Israel. <span class="cmt_word">Unto the fools</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to the enemy which was attacking Israel; literally, <span class="accented">to the boasters</span>, or <span class="accented">to the arrogant ones</span> (see Revised Version). <span class="cmt_word">Deal not foolishly;</span> rather, <span class="accented">deal not so arrogantly.</span> Do not set yourselves so proudly against the Almighty. <span class="cmt_word">And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> be not fierce and menacing, like a bull who threatens with his horns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/75-4.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">I say</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the proud,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽ֭הוֹלְלִים</span> <span class="translit">(la·hō·wl·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">boast,’</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּהֹ֑לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·hōl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to the wicked,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝לָרְשָׁעִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lift up</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּרִ֥ימוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·rî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your horn.</span><br /><span class="heb">קָֽרֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/75-4.htm">Psalm 75:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/75-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 75:4 I said to the arrogant Don't boast! 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