Psalms 75
1 For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your 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 choose a time, I will judge fairly.
[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 its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars.
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 say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your 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 Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
Do not be arrogant, and do not speak so boastfully!’”
6 For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
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 it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
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 a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
[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 proclaim Him forever; I will sing praise 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 cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
He will destroy the power [IDM] of wicked people, but he will cause righteous people to become more powerful.
