Psaume 75:9

9 Car il y a dans la main de l'Éternel une coupe où le vin bouillonne; elle est pleine de vin mêlé, et il en verse; certes, tous les méchants de la terre en boiront les lies.

Psaume 75:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 75:9

But I will declare for ever
These are not the words of the psalmist, but of Christ, who is all along speaking in the psalm; what he would declare is not expressed, and is to be supplied in sense thus; either that he would declare the wonderful works of God, ( Psalms 75:1 ) , so the Targum, his thoughts, mercies, and kindnesses to his people, as in ( Psalms 55:5 ) , or his judgments on his enemies, whom he shall pass sentence on, which will be for ever; or the name of the Lord, his purposes and decrees, his counsel and covenant, his mind and will, his Gospel and the truth of it: see ( Psalms 22:22 ) ,

I will sing praises to the God of Jacob;
the covenant God of his people, Christ's God, and their God; of his singing praise to him, see ( Psalms 22:22 ) .

Psaume 75:9 In-Context

7 Car ce n'est pas de l'orient, ni de l'occident, ni du désert que vient l'élévation;
8 Car c'est Dieu qui juge; il abaisse l'un et élève l'autre.
9 Car il y a dans la main de l'Éternel une coupe où le vin bouillonne; elle est pleine de vin mêlé, et il en verse; certes, tous les méchants de la terre en boiront les lies.
10 Et moi, je le raconterai à jamais; je chanterai au Dieu de Jacob.
11 Je romprai toutes les forces des méchants; mais les forces du juste seront élevées.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.