We Give Thanks (Psalm 75)

Do we give thanks in all situations, trusting that God will eventually exalt the humble? Let’s look at Psalm 75.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm by Asaph. A song. (WEB)

Do we give thanks for a thousand things that God has done?

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. (Ps 75:1 ESV)

Does God choose a time for judgment? Does He warn the wicked not to boast arrogantly?

“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly. When the earth and all its inhabitants shake, I am the One who steadies its pillars. Selah. I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak arrogantly.’ ” (Ps 75:2-5 HCSB)

Who is ultimately responsible for allowing one to be exalted and another debased? Are our temporary situations not necessarily the end results of our lives?

For exaltation comes not from the east, the west, or the wilderness, since God is the judge. This one he will debase or that one he will exalt. For there is a cup in the hand of the Lord, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink. (Ps 75:6-8 ISV)

What does God declare to be the two final results for the wicked and the righteous?

But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. (Ps 75:9-10 KJV)

Is there a great reversal whereby God humbles the arrogant and exalts the humble?

He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble. (Luke 1:52 LSB)

Do we give thanks in all situations, trusting that God will eventually exalt the humble? You decide!