Psalms 75:4

I said unto the fools,.... To the vain gloriosos, proud boasters, mockers, and scoffers at the day of judgment, and burning of the world:

deal not foolishly; by glorying in themselves, boasting of…

I said unto the fools - To the wicked people in rebellion. Folly and wickedness in the Bible are synonymous terms, as they are identical in fact. See the notes at Psa 14:1. Deal not foolishly - Act…

In these verses,

I. The psalmist gives to God the praise of his advancement to honour and power, and the other great things he had done for him and for his people Israel (Psa 75:1): Unto thee, O God!…

A warning to all presumptuous braggarts, based on the Divine utterances of Psa 75:2-3. It is disputed whether the speaker is still God, as in Psa 75:2-3, or the poet, but the latter alternative is…