Text -- Psalms 75:1-3 (NET)

Psalm 75

75:1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a psalm of Asaph; a song. We give thanks to you, O God! We give thanks! You reveal your presence; people tell about your amazing deeds. 75:2 God says, “At the appointed times, I judge fairly. 75:3 When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure.” (Selah)

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 75:1

¹ sn Psalm 75. The psalmist celebrates God’s just rule, which guarantees that the godly will be vindicated and the wicked destroyed.

² tn Heb “do not destroy.” Perhaps this refers to a particular style of music, a tune title, or a musical instrument. These words also appear in the superscription to Pss 57-59.

³ tn Heb “and near [is] your name.”

NET Notes: Psa 75:2

¹ tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in vv. 2-3.

² tn Heb “when I take an appointed time.”

³ tn Heb “I, [in] fairness, I judge.” The statement is understood in a generalizing sense; God typically executes fair judgment as he governs the world. One could take this as referring to an anticipated (future) judgment, “I will judge.”

NET Notes: Psa 75:3

¹ tn Heb “melt.”

² tn The statement is understood in a generalizing sense; God typically prevents the world from being overrun by chaos. One could take this as referring to an anticipated event, “I will make its pillars secure.”