King James Version
Psalms 75:2 in the King James Version says “When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. receive: or, take a set time” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 75 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. receive: or, take a set time”
Psalms 75:2 · KJV
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. Altaschith: or, Destroy not of: or, for
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. receive: or, take a set time
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“the congregation”
H4150properly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
“uprightly”
H4339evenness, i.e., (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adv
“I will judge”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
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