Psalms 75:2

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 75:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.
Psalms 75:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 75

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“When I shall receive the congregation, etc.] Some render it, from the Arabic signification of the word, “the promise” f1068; the Spirit promised, the gifts of the Spirit, which Christ received for men, and gave to men, whereby he executes the judgment or government of the church committed to him: others the time, so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic versions, to which agrees the Targum, the word signifying a set appointed time, (<19A214>Psalm 102:14), and so may respect the time appointed for the judgment of the world, which when come, Christ will execute in a most righteous manner, as follows; (see <441731> Acts 17:31), but whereas the people of Israel met at the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“When I shall receive the congregation - The marginal rendering is, “Take a set time.” The phrase is thus rendered in most of the versions. So the Septuagint, “When I take the time” - ὅταν λάβω καιρὸν hotan labō kairon. So the Vulgate, “When I accept the time.” So Luther, “When in its own time.” So De Wette, “When I take the time.” According to this interpretation, this is the language of God, as if implying that, although “the earth” was then “dissolved,” or although disorders were allowed to exist, yet he would take a set time, or take the appointed time for judgment, and would pronounce a sentence on the conduct of people, and deal with them in a righteous manner, punishing the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Receive - The whole congregation, all the tribes. Psalms 75:3”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“75:2-8 The Lord will bring justice in his own time.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“When: Psa 78:70-72, Psa 101:2; Sa2 2:4, Sa2 5:3, Sa2 8:15, Sa2 23:3, Sa2 23:4 receive the congregation: or, take a set time, Ecc 3:17; Joh 7:6; Act 1:7, Act 17:31 Psalms 75:3”
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