Psalms 75
1 We give thanks to thee, O God. We give thanks, for thy name is near. Men tell of thy wondrous works.
We give thanks to you; our God, we thank you. You are close to us, and we proclaim to others the wonderful things that you have done [for us].
2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly;
[You have said], “I have appointed a time when I will judge people, and I will judge [everyone] fairly.
3 when the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved. I have set up the pillars of it. (Selah)
When the earth shakes and all the creatures on the earth tremble, I am the one who will (keep its foundations steady/prevent it from being destroyed).
4 I said to the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly, and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.
I say to people who (boast/talk proudly about themselves), ‘Stop bragging!’ and I say to wicked people, ‘Do not proudly [do things to] show how great you are [IDM]!
5 Lift not up your horn on high. Speak not with a stiff neck.
Do not be arrogant, and do not speak so boastfully!’”
6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south, comes lifting up.
The one who judges people does not come from the east or from the west, and he does not come from the desert.
7 But God is the judge. He put one down, and lifts another up.
God is the one who judges people; he says that some have sinned and must be punished, and that others have not done what is wrong.
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.
[It is as though] Yahweh holds a cup in his hand; it is filled with wine that [has spices] mixed in it [to cause those who drink it to become more drunk]; and when Yahweh pours it out, he will force all the wicked people to drink it; they will drink every drop of it, [which means that he will give them all the punishment that they deserve].
9 But I will declare forever. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
But [as for me], I will never stop saying what the God whom Jacob [worshiped has done]; I will never quit singing to praise him.
10 All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, but the horns of a righteous man shall be lifted up.
He will destroy the power [IDM] of wicked people, but he will cause righteous people to become more powerful.
