Psalms 75:4
ContextNETBible | 1 I say to the proud, “Do not be proud,” and to the wicked, “Do not be so confident of victory! 2 |
XREF | Ps 82:2-8; Ps 89:17; Ps 94:8; Ps 148:14; Pr 1:22; Pr 8:5; Pr 9:6; Da 7:20,21; Zec 1:21 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The identity of the speaker in vv. 4-6 is unclear. The present translation assumes that the psalmist, who also speaks in vv. 7-9 (where God/the 2 tn Heb “do not lift up a horn.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). Here the idiom seems to refer to an arrogant attitude that assumes victory has been achieved. |