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God’s Righteous Judgment

Psalms 75:6

In 11 translations

BSB
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
KJV
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.south: Heb. desert
WEB
For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes exaltation.
ASV
For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.
LSV
For not from the east, or from the west, || Nor from the wilderness—[is] elevation.
YLT
For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness — [is] elevation.
DBY
For not from the east nor from the west, nor yet from the south doth exaltation [come]:
DRC74:7
For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills:
GNV
For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,
JPS75:7
For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the wilderness, cometh lifting up.
LXXE74:7
For good comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert mountains.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC75:7
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א מִ֭מּוֹצָא וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב וְ֝לֹ֗א מִמִּדְבַּ֥ר הָרִֽים׃KJV:Ps.75.6
LXX-Br74:7
Ὅτι οὔτε ἀπὸ ἐξόδων, οὔτε ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, οὔτε ἀπὸ ἐρήμων ὀρέων,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

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  • 75:7 in some Bibles
  • 75:6 in most Bibles

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