“When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.”
The affirmation that God holds judgment and executes justice articulates that God's primary function is the establishment of right order. The reference to God's purposes accomplishing this indicates that divine justice is reliably effective. This verse establishes the theological foundation: God is the arbiter of justice.
Church Fathers on Psalms 75:2
1. ...The Title of this Psalm thus speaks: “At the end, corrupt not.” What is, “corrupt not?” That which You have promised, perform. But when? “At the end.” To this then let the mind's eye be directed, “unto the end.” Let all the things which have occurred in the way be passed over, in order that we may attain to the end. Let proud men exult because of present felicity, let them swell with honours, glitter in gold, overflow with domestics, be encircled with the services of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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