Psalms 75:5

75:5 Do not be so certain you have won!

Do not speak with your head held so high!

Psalms 75:10

75:10 God says,

“I will bring down all the power of the wicked;

the godly will be victorious.”


tn Heb “do not lift up on high your horn.”

tn Heb “[do not] speak with unrestrained neck.” The negative particle is understood in this line by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

sn The image behind the language of vv. 4-5 is that of a powerful wild ox that confidently raises its head before its enemies.

tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in v. 10.

tn Heb “and all the horns of the wicked I will cut off, the horns of the godly will be lifted up.” The imagery of the wild ox’s horn is once more utilized (see vv. 4-5).