King James Version
Psalms 75:3 in the King James Version says “The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 75 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.”
Psalms 75:3 · 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:
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thereof are dissolved”
H4127to melt, i.e., literally (to soften, flow down, disappear), or figuratively (to fear, faint)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all the inhabitants”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“I bear up”
H8505to balance, i.e., measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively to arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment, estimate, test)
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