Bible Strands
Psalms 75:2
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist transitions from communal thanksgiving to a divine declaration, speaking on behalf of God immediately after noting His nearness and the people's witness to His works.
The words — מוֹעֵד (mo.'Ed) means an appointed time, and אֶשְפֹּט ('eshpot) means I will judge.
The thread — The theme of a fixed divine schedule for judgment runs through Ecclesiastes 3:17, Acts 17:31, and John 7:6.
Why it lands — The text states that God will judge at a chosen moment, which requires readers to stop presuming control over timing and acknowledge an inevitable divine assessment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
Cross-references
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
- Acts 17:31 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- John 7:6 Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
- Acts 1:7 Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- Psalms 102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
- 2 Samuel 2:4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
- 2 Samuel 8:15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
- 2 Samuel 23:3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
- Psalms 78:70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;