Psalms 75

1 We give thanks to thee, O God. We give thanks, for thy name is near. Men tell of thy wondrous works.

For the music director. A psalm of Asaph. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A song. We thank you, God, we thank you because you are close beside us. People tell about the wonderful things you have done.

2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly;

God says, “When the time I have decided comes, I will judge fairly.

3 when the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved. I have set up the pillars of it. (Selah)

When the earth quakes, and all its inhabitants tremble, I am the one who holds it steady. (Selah)

4 I said to the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly, and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.

To those who boast I say, ‘Don't boast!’ I tell the wicked, ‘Don't be proud!’

5 Lift not up your horn on high. Speak not with a stiff neck.

No, don't be proud and arrogant, insulting heaven.”

6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes lifting up.

For no one, from the east to the west, or from the wilderness, should think so highly of themselves.

7 But God is the judge. He put one down, and lifts another up.

God is the one who decides—who he will bring down and who he will lift up.

8 For in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foams. It is full of mixture, and he pours out of the same, surely to the dregs of it. All the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

For the Lord has a cup in his hand, full of bubbling wine mixed with spices. He pours it out, and all the wicked drink it deeply, down to the last drop.

9 But I will declare forever. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

But I will speak about you forever. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10 All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, but the horns of a righteous man shall be lifted up.

For God says, “I will break the power of the wicked; but I will give my support to those who do what is good.”