Psalms 75 · Verse 10

Psalms 75:10

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Psalms 75:10, King James Version

Psalms 75:10 in other translations

BSB“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
WEBI will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
ASVAll the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
YLTAnd all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!
DARBYAnd all the horns of the wicked will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
BBEBy him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.
WebsterAll the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

What does Psalms 75:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 75:9-10

9-10. Contrasted is the lot of the pious who will praise God, and, acting under His direction, will destroy the power of the wicked, and exalt that of the righteous.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 All the horns of the wicked - All their power and influence, will I cut off; and will exalt and extend the power of the righteous. The psalmist is said to do these things, because he is as the mouth of God to denounce them. All was punctually fulfilled: the wicked - the Babylonians, were all cut off; the righteous - the Jews, called so from the holy covenant, which required righteousness, were delivered and exalted.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 75:6-10

No second causes will raise men to preferment without the First Cause. It comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. He mentions not the north; the same word that signifies the north, signifies the secret place; and from the secret of God's counsel it does come. From God alone all must receive their doom. There are mixtures of mercy and grace in the cup of affliction, when it is put into the…

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Psalms 75:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
קַרְנֵ֣יkar.Nei[the] horns ofH7161
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
אֲגַדֵּ֑עַ'a.ga.De.a'I will cut offH1438
תְּ֝רוֹמַ֗מְנָהte.ro.Mam.nahthey will be lifted upH7311
קַֽרְנ֥וֹתkar.Not[the] horns ofH7161
צַדִּֽיק\׃tza.Dik[the] righteousH6662

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 75:10

  • Psalms 89:17

    For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

  • Psalms 92:10

    But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

  • Jeremiah 48:25

    The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

  • Zechariah 1:20-21

    And the Lord shewed me four carpenters. Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

  • Psalms 101:8

    I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

  • Psalms 148:14

    He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Luke 1:69

    And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  • 1 Samuel 2:1

    And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
All the horns.
101:8; Jer 48:25; Zec 1:20,21
but the horns.
89:17; 92:10; 148:14; Lu 1:69

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 75:9

    But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

  • Psalms 75:10

    All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

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Psalms 75:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y quebraré todos los cuernos de los pecadores: los cuernos del justo serán ensalzados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais moi, je raconterai ces choses à toujours; je chanterai au Dieu de Jacob.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und alle Hörner der Gesetzlosen werde ich abhauen; es werden erhöht werden die Hörner der Gerechten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		cum exsurgeret in judicium Deus, ut salvos faceret omnes mansuetos terræ.