* A funny illustration from the Art Bible depicting verse 4. The artists initials are in the lower left.
>1. How does the psalm begin? What does it mean that God's name is near? What are men doing?
* Psalm 75:1 "We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds."
* The title is, "For the director of music. (To the tune of) "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song."
* "We" -Verse 1 is the congregation giving thanks and praise, perhaps lead or represented in praise by one of the descendants of Asaph (9-10).
* Verses 9 and 10 is the congregation giving thanks and praise, perhaps lead or represented in praise by one of the descendants of Asaph (1).
* Two stanzas of four Hebrew lines each form the body of the psalm (2-8). Each stanza is composed of two couplets. The first stanza contains a reassuring word from heaven. The second stanza contains a triumphant response from earth.
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>2. Who is speaking in verse 2 as opposed to verse 1? What time has been appointed?
* Psalm 75:2 "You say, "I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly."
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>What are some things that make all people everywhere through all human existant quake? What does God do during the quake?
* Psalm 75:3 "When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. Selah"
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>What does God have to say to the arrogant and wicked? (4-5)
* Psalm 75:4-5 "To the arrogant I say, 'Boast no more,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horns. Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak with outstretched neck.'"
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>2. If no one from east or west can exalt another, then who can? (6-7)
* Psalm 75:6-7 "No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt a man. But it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another."
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>What does God do and why? How do the wicked respond and why? (8) What does this mean?
* Psalm 75:8 "In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs."
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>3. How do God's people respond to what God says in verses 2-8?
* Psalm 75:9 "As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob."
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>What is God's last promise to them?
* Psalm 75:10 "I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up."
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II. Light (76:1-3)
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* Psalm 76:1-2 In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion."
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* Psalm 76:3 "There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. Selah"
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III. Your Wrath Brings You Praise (76:4-12)
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* Psalm 76:4 "You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game."
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* Psalm 76:5 "Valiant men lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands."
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* Psalm 76:6 "At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still."
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* Psalm 76:7 "You alone are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?"/i>
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* Psalm 76:8-9 "From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet— when you, O God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. Selah"
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* Psalm 76:10 "Surely your wrath against men brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained."
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* Psalm 76:11 "Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared."
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* Psalm 76:12 "He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth."
