Structurally, the psalm revolves around three metaphors: pillars of the earth (v. 3); horns (verses 5-6, 11); and God’s cup of wrath (verse 8).
I. Divine Stability of the Universe (75:1-3).
II. Divine Justice over the World (75:4-10).
Psalm 75:1 Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto Thee] do we give thanks: for [that] Thy name is near Thy wondrous works declare.
Psalm 75:2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
This is generally believed to be the voice of God, who will, when He accepts His people, mount His judgment seat and avenge their cause in righteousness. It is rendered by some, "I will take a set time;" and by others, "I will seize the moment."
Psalm 75:4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
“Lift not up the horn”:
The horn symbolized an animal’s or human’s strength,
Psalm 75:8 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]."
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