Psalms 75 · Verse 3

Psalms 75:3

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Psalms 75:3, King James Version

Psalms 75:3 in other translations

BSBWhen the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
WEBThe earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.
ASVThe earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. [Selah
YLTMelted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I--I have pondered its pillars. Selah.
DARBYThe earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have established its pillars. Selah.
BBEWhen the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)
WebsterThe earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

What does Psalms 75:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 75:2-3

2-3. These verses express the purpose of God to administer a just government, and in a time of anarchy that He sustains the nation. Some apply the words to the Psalmist. receive the congregation--literally, "take a set time" (Psa 102:13; Ho 2:3), or an assembly at a set time--that is, for judging.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved - They all depend on me; and whenever I withdraw the power by which they exist and live, they are immediately dissolved. I bear up the pillars of it - By the word of my power all things are upheld, and without me nothing can subsist. Those who consider this Psalm to have been written by David before he was anointed king over All Israel, understand the words thus: "All is at present in a state of confusion; violence and injustice reign: but when 'I shall receive the whole congregation,' when all the tribes shall acknowledge me as king, I will reorganize the whole constitution. It is true that the land and all its inhabitants are dissolved - unsettled and unconnected by the bands of civil interest. The whole system is disorganized: 'I bear up the pillars of it;' the expectation of the chief people is placed upon me; and it is the hope they have of my coming speedily to the throne of all Israel that prevents them from breaking out into actual rebellion."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 75:1-5

We often pray for mercy, when in pursuit of it; and shall we only once or twice give thanks, when we obtain it? God shows that he is nigh to us in what we call upon him for. Public trusts are to be managed uprightly. This may well be applied to Christ and his government. Man's sin threatened to destroy the whole creation; but Christ saved the world from utter ruin. He who is made of God to us wisdom, bids us be…

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Psalms 75:3 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.

נְֽמֹגִ֗יםne.mo.Gim[are] melting awayH4127
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.hainhabitants itsH3427
אָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiIH595
תִכַּ֖נְתִּיti.Kan.tiI put in orderH8505
עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.hapillars itsH5982
סֶּֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelahH5542

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

Cross references for Psalms 75:3

  • 1 Samuel 2:8

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

  • Isaiah 24:19

    The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

  • Hebrews 1:3

    Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  • Isaiah 49:8

    Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

  • Isaiah 24:1-12

    Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. …

  • 1 Samuel 18:7

    And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

  • Psalms 78:60-72

    So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand. He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. …

  • 1 Samuel 25:28

    I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

  • Psalms 60:1-3

    To the chief Musician upon Shushan–eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram–naharaim and with Aram–zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

  • 1 Samuel 31:1-7

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, Saul’s sons. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. …

  • 2 Samuel 5:2

    Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
earth.
60:1-3; 78:60-72; 1Sa 31:1-7; Isa 24:1-12
I bear.
1Sa 18:7; 25:28; 2Sa 5:2; Isa 49:8; Heb 1:3
pillars.
1Sa 2:8

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Context

  • Psalms 75:2

    When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

  • Psalms 75:3

    The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

  • Psalms 75:4

    I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

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Psalms 75:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Arruinábase la tierra y sus moradores: yo sostengo sus columnas. (Selah.)
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand je recevrai l’assemblée, je jugerai avec droiture.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Zerschmolzen sind die Erde und alle ihre Bewohner: Ich habe ihre Säulen festgestellt."
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et factus est in pace locus ejus, et habitatio ejus in Sion.