Psalms 75:8

6 For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,

7 but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.

For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.

9 But I will proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10 “All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
KJV
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
WEB
For in the LORD’s hand there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.
ASV
For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
DARBY
For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and it foameth with wine, it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same; yea, the dregs thereof shall all the wicked of the earth drain off, [and] drink.
BLB
For a cup [is] in the hand of YHWH, and the wine is foaming, full of mixture, and He shall pour out from this—how its dregs shall be wrung out—[and] all the wicked of the earth shall drink.
ÅB
For det er et beger i Herrens hånd med skummende vin; det er fullt av krydret vin, og han skjenker ut av det; sannelig, dets berme skal de drikke, ja utsuge, alle de ugudelige på jorden.
OTB
For en kalk er i Herrens hånd, og vinen skummer;
Den er godt blandet, og han skjenker av den;
Sannelig må alle de ugudelige på jorden tømme og drikke dens bunnfall.
B1930
For det er et beger i Herrens hånd med skummende vin; det er fullt av krydret vin, og han skjenker ut av det; sannelig, dets berme skal de drikke, ja utsuge, alle de ugudelige på jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 21:20

    Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.

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  • Jeremiah 25:15

    This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

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  • Psalms 11:6

    On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

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  • Revelation 16:19

    The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

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  • Revelation 14:9–10

    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,

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  • Jeremiah 25:17

    So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,

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  • Isaiah 5:22

    Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing beer,

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  • Psalms 60:3

    You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

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