Why read Psalm 75?
Read Psalm 75 to give thanks for protection and the ending of violence. Its images of broken weapons and divine judgment encourage reverence for God and faithfulness to promises made to Him.
You can read this psalm when its themes speak to your circumstances, or as part of your regular reading of the Psalter. This explanation draws on the text itself; the psalm is not reserved for one particular need.
Psalm 75 — “God is known in Judea; in...” — is the prayer through which the Psalmist places the experience of an entire hour of life before God. It belongs to the 10th Kathisma and has 12 verses, which you will find in full below.
The text of Psalm 75
1. God is known in Judea; in Israel His name is great.
2. For His place was established in Jerusalem and His dwelling place in Zion.
3. There He crushed the strength of the bows, the weapon, the sword and war.
4. You shine wonderfully from the everlasting mountains.
5. All the unwise in heart were troubled, they slept their sleep, and all the warriors no longer found their hands.
6. At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, the riders on their horses froze.
7. You are awesome, and who will stand against Your anger?
8. From heaven You made judgement heard; the earth feared and grew quiet,
9. When God arose for judgement, to save all the meek of the earth.
10. For the thought of man will praise You, and the remembrance of the thought will celebrate You.
11. Make vows and fulfil them to the Lord your God. All those around Him will bring gifts
12. To the Awesome One, who takes the spirits of the leaders, to Him who is awesome to the kings of the earth.
When Psalm 75 is read
- It belongs to the 10th Kathisma and may be read daily alongside the prayer rule (see the morning and evening prayers).
- At the end of each psalm, tradition adds: «Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.».
Adjacent psalms
The numbering follows the Orthodox Psalter (Septuagint). The same psalm may have a different number in other Bible editions.
