“I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:”
The direct address to the arrogant warns against boasting and advises against lifting up the horn. The reference to the horn indicates power and strength; the warning is against vaunting one's power. This verse articulates divine warning to those tempted by arrogance.
Church Fathers on Psalms 75:4
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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