KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Psalm 75:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “When” | כִּ֭י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | When |
| “I shall receive” | אֶקַּ֣ח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | receive |
| “the congregation” | מוֹעֵ֑ד | Properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand) | congregation |
| “I” | אֲ֝נִ֗י | I | I |
| “will judge” | אֶשְׁפֹּֽט׃ | To judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) | judge |
| “uprightly.” | מֵישָׁרִ֥ים | Evenness, i.e., (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially) | uprightly |
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1 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
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