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Psalms 75:2–3

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When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
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From verse 2

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:17Rank 1 from verse 2
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    17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

  2. Acts 17:31Rank 2 from verse 2
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    31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

  3. Acts 1:7Rank 3 from verse 2
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    7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

  4. John 7:6Rank 4 from verse 2
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    6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

  5. Psalms 102:13Rank 5 from verse 2
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    13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

From verse 3

  1. 1 Samuel 2:8Rank 1 from verse 3
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    8He 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.

  2. Isaiah 24:19Rank 2 from verse 3
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    19The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

  3. Hebrews 1:3Rank 3 from verse 3
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    3Who 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;

  4. Isaiah 49:8Rank 4 from verse 3
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    8Thus 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;

  5. 1 Samuel 18:7Rank 5 from verse 3
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    7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

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Psalms 75:2

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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judge

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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.

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Psalms 75:3

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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dissolved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dissolve. Sense 1: To solve or clear up. Sense 2: To loose, melt, break apart, or deprive of former structure. Sense 3: To bring to an end. Sense 4: Figuratively, to weaken or deprive of stability or courage.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

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75:1UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

75:2When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

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

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75:4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

75:5Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

75:6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

75:7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

75:8For 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.

75:9But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

75:10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

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