Psalm 75: God's Word Speaks

Verse 2: "When I choose the appointed time, I will judge uprightly."

The psalmist's hope and praise are rooted in the fact that God's Word speaks (deus dixit). God rules over time and space, and therefore no one can lift their head before Him. He is the judge. Naturally, a question arises: "How did the psalmist hear God's Word?"

If God's Word is derived from the poet's religious sensibility, then it cannot escape the "dialectic of the self or self-consciousness." Even if it is God, if the self objectifies its own thoughts, the self becomes the creator of God. This is the opposite of Christian faith, but it faces it like a Decalcomanie. God's Word must not come from within the poet but from outside of the poet.

The Word of God that the poet heard is in verse 2. God chose the "appointed time." The "appointed time" includes not only time but also space and direction. Christians are those who have heard God's Word, that is, those who have been called. For this to be more than just logic, God must have actually spoken. The Bible testifies that God spoke through representatives after Adam, and then through Jesus directly. 'I believe this,’ that is not correct. More precisely, I must be passively aware of it. Then, God's calling will be validated.