751 We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near 'is' Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders. 2 When I receive an appointment, I—I do judge uprightly. 3 Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I—I have pondered its pillars. Selah. 4 I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.' 5 Raise not up on high your horn, (Ye speak with a stiff neck.)
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 75:1-5
Commentary on Psalm 75:1-5
(Read Psalm 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 wise. To the proud, daring sinners he says, Boast not of your power, persist not in contempt. All the present hopes and future happiness of the human race spring from the Son of God.