Psalms 75:1

Psalms 75:1 says,To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.  This is stated to be another psalm of Asaph, then verse one says, Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.  Matthew Henry says this probably applied to David, and was written by Asaph from as speech of David.  As followers of Christ, this should be our promise as well.  We should give thanks to God because of Who He is, and not because of what He can do for us.  Verse two adds, When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.  When the one the psalmist was writing about came to power, he promised to judge uprightly.  When people come into power today, especially Christians, we need to judge uprightly, or under the leadership of God.  Verse three continues, The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.  He also promised to restore the government to a righteous state.  Again, if we are in positions of leadership today, no matter what had been the standard before, we must work to restore righteousness to our place of leadership.  Verse four states, I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:  The psalmist warned the foolish, those who did not believe in or follow God to not deal foolishly with others and for the wicked to not to attempt to exert their power.  We need to be speaking out against those who do not follow God's laws today and attempt to exert their influence on others.  Verse five adds, Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.  This is a continuation of the warning to those who act foolishly or in wickedness.  We should also warn people of the danger of doing so today, even if they are stiff necked, or stubborn in their refusal to follow God's laws.  Verse six declares, For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.  Verse seven adds, But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.  The psalmist said that true power does not come from anywhere in the earth, but from God Himself.  Though someone may be placed in power by the people that they govern, true leadership comes only from those who put their faith in God.  Verse eight states, 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.  The psalmist then compares God's leadership to a cup of good wine versus a cup of dregs. Matthew Henry says this could point to the cup of Christ.  Either we choose to drink or it, or we drink from the dregs of wickedness.  Verse nine says, But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.  The psalmist said that he would declare the goodness of God forever and sing His praises.  So must we as followers of Christ.  Verse ten adds, All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.  The psalmist said that God would cut off the horns of the wicked, or remove their power, but He would exalt the righteous.  If not before, this will happen when Jesus Christ returns in judgment.