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Psalm 75:10
I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
8For in the LORD’s hand there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.
9But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
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The cutting off of horns, symbols of strength, confronts the fear that wicked power will last, while the righteous remain without honor.
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Psalm 92:10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.Both psalms use an exalted horn to picture strength, with Psalm 92 expressing thanks for what God has done.
1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,Both passages speak of being lifted up; Peter adds a command to humble oneself under God's mighty hand.
Psalm 148:14He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise the LORD!Both passages describe lifted horns, with Psalm 148 praising God for lifting up the horn of his people.
Psalm 101:8Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the LORD’s city.Both psalms speak of cutting off wickedness, with Psalm 101 describing the destruction of evildoers from the LORD's city.
Psalm 89:17For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.Both psalms describe an exalted horn, and Psalm 89 names God's favor as the source of that strength.
Jeremiah 48:25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says the LORD.Both passages use a horn cut off as an image of broken power; Jeremiah names Moab as the subject.
Zechariah 1:21Then I asked, “What are these coming to do?” He said, “These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these have come to …Both passages portray hostile power through horns that are brought down; Zechariah identifies nations that scattered Judah.
Zechariah 1:20–21The LORD showed me four craftsmen.Zechariah names craftsmen shown by the LORD; that line alone does not explain a connection to the psalm's horns.
1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your …Both passages speak of an exalted horn; Hannah celebrates her own exaltation in the LORD and rejoices in his salvation.
Luke 1:69and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant DavidBoth passages speak of a horn being raised, with Luke naming salvation in the house of David.
Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the LORD’s hand the cup of his wrath. You have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and …Psalm 75's surrounding lines and Isaiah both describe drinking a cup from the LORD's hand as an image of judgment.
Lamentations 2:3He has cut off all the horn of Israel in fierce anger. He has drawn back his right hand from before the enemy. He has burned up Jacob like a flaming fire, …Both passages portray judgment through a horn cut off, though Lamentations names Israel as the one whose strength is broken.
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Injustice and anger. fear for the future.
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The promise belongs within God's judgment; it gives no license for personal revenge. Wicked strength will be cut off, and the righteous will be lifted up.
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