Psa 75:9 | KingComments | STEP | The end result is sung by the Messiah ( ). Singing is the consequence of redemption. There is no doubt about the redemption. He will proclaim what God has done in the judgment of the wicked and the deliverance of His people forever. He will also “sing praises to the God of Jacob”. God is the God of Jacob. This points to the connection between the mighty God and the weak Jacob. God fulfills all His promises to a people who so often behaved like Jacob by going their own ways. Therefore, the God of Jacob is the God of election and the God of grace. The life of Jacob is an illustration of the school of God in the life of a believer, how God transforms Jacob from a heel-holder into Israel, which means the prince of God. The wicked have continually boasted on their own strength – horns are a symbol of strength ( ; cf. ). The Messiah will “cut off” their horns, as warn of. He will break their strength. In contrast, what happens to the horns of the righteous: they “will be lifted up”. The strength of the righteous is not his own, but he derives his strength from the strong God. He is his strength. He lifts up his horns as a heave offering in order to offer it to God. By doing so, he indicates that he owes his strength to Him alone. The LORD will also use the righteous, that is, the faithful remnant, that is, give them strength to defeat the enemy (cf. ; cf. ; ).

‏ Psalms 75:9

The Messiah Honors God

The end result is sung by the Messiah (Psa 75:9). Singing is the consequence of redemption. There is no doubt about the redemption. He will proclaim what God has done in the judgment of the wicked and the deliverance of His people forever. He will also “sing praises to the God of Jacob”.

God is the God of Jacob. This points to the connection between the mighty God and the weak Jacob. God fulfills all His promises to a people who so often behaved like Jacob by going their own ways. Therefore, the God of Jacob is the God of election and the God of grace. The life of Jacob is an illustration of the school of God in the life of a believer, how God transforms Jacob from a heel-holder into Israel, which means the prince of God.

The wicked have continually boasted on their own strength – horns are a symbol of strength (Psa 75:10; cf. Rev 17:12). The Messiah will “cut off” their horns, as Psa 75:4 ; 5 warn of. He will break their strength.

In contrast, what happens to the horns of the righteous: they “will be lifted up”. The strength of the righteous is not his own, but he derives his strength from the strong God. He is his strength. He lifts up his horns as a heave offering in order to offer it to God. By doing so, he indicates that he owes his strength to Him alone.

The LORD will also use the righteous, that is, the faithful remnant, that is, give them strength to defeat the enemy (cf. Zec 12:6; cf. Jos 10:24; Rom 16:20).