Prepare
Opening Prayer
Thank God for his day and Word, and ask him to bless us as we read so that we praise him.
Read
Scripture Passage
Psalm 75
Thanksgiving for God’s Righteous Judgment
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” a Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!
For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
2 “When I choose the proper time,
I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;
I set up its pillars firmly.
Selah
4 “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn.
5 Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ ”
6 For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
7 But God is the Judge:
He puts down one,
And exalts another.
8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,
And the wine is red;
It is fully mixed, and He pours it out;
Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth
Drain and drink down.
9 But I will declare forever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 “All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”
The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ps 75.
A — About
What Is This Passage About?
God alone judges uprightly, humbles the wicked, exalts the righteous, and holds the cup of wrath; Christ will return as King and Judge to make all things right.
B — Best Verse
A Verse That Summarizes the Passage
Psalm 75:7
Distilled from the devotional exposition; the speaker did not explicitly name a best verse.
but god is the judge he puts down one he exalts the other
No explicit Best Verse selection appears. This verse is distilled because Bryan's exposition centers on God's righteous judgment over every human power and Christ's return as Judge.
C — Called or Christ
C — Christ Connection
Do not fear the apparent power of wickedness; patiently trust God, hope in Christ's righteousness, thank Jesus for drinking the cup of wrath for us, and await his just return.
Devotional Study
Transcript of the devotion. Minor transcription errors may remain.
75. psalm 75 it's been a busy weekend with olivia out of town the kids are in bed i hope you're ready for tomorrow for sunday i know i'm excited to see you all tomorrow uh olivia she get home in a few minutes so i think it's a good time to do devotions before she gets here so a busy day we had the um church clean up day today and so that was busy and then we uh we've gotten kind of country out here lately we are in the middle of building a chicken coop so uh we got the foundation not the foundation but the floor and stuff laid so just a busy day what how was your saturday what did you do today i hope you had a great time no matter what you did but this is this is where we get together coffee and devotions this sunday evening thanks for joining me tonight is where we get into god's word every day we grow in our love for the lord together and this year 2021 we'll make it through all the wisdom literature well why don't we go ahead and have well i don't have coffee it's 9 30 at night well we'll go ahead and we'll pray and we'll get into god's word father we thank you for this day we thank you for your word we pray now that as we read your word that you would bless us that we might praise you in jesus name amen right here we go psalm 75 to the chief musician set to do not destroy a psalm of asaph assam we give thanks to you o god we give thanks for your wondrous works declare that your name is near when i choose the proper time i will judge uprightly the earth and its inhabitants and all its inhabitants are dissolved i set up its pillars firmly i said to the boastful do not be boastful and to the wicked do not lift up the horn do not lift up your horn on high do not speak with a stiff neck for exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south but god is the judge he puts down one he exalts the other for in the hands of the lord there is a cup and the wine is red and is fully mixed and he pours it out surely its drag shall be shall all the wicked of the earth drain and drink down but i will declare forever i will sing praises to the god of jacob all the horns of the wicked i also i will also cut off but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted isn't that a great blessing to know that even though the wicked might set themselves up even though we might look around and see the culture around us and see the power structures around us as those who are given over to iniquity and licentiousness we know that the lord's going to judge we know that god is the one who will judge righteously we know that that one day ara's lord will return and on his name are on his thigh is written the name lord of lords and king of kings and he will come to judge the living and the dead we don't need to fear we can be patient we can trust in the lord and we can have hope every day of our lives not because we're righteous in and of ourselves but because we have the righteousness of jesus christ while we pray father we thank you so much for this night we thank you that you have not had us drink deeply of the wine of your wrath but that you had your very own son drink the cup of wrath for us lord we do look forward to the day when we will worship you face to face when you will make all things right again we thank you for your mercy towards us give us a good night's sleep tonight in jesus name amen oh may the lord bless you tonight may he give you a great night's sleep i'm so glad my wife is coming home in the next few minutes and i will see you tomorrow for worship have a great day