Psalms 75:6
“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.”
Psalms 75:6 — King James Version
Verse 6 of 10 in Psalms chapter 75 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Psalms 75:6 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes exaltation.”
- American Standard Version
- “For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up.”
Psalms 75 — full chapter (King James Version)
Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I up the pillars of it. Selah. I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn high: speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 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. But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of . All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.