< Psalms 75 >
1 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
For the end, Destroy not, a Psalm of a Song for Asaph. We will give thanks to you, O God, we will give thanks, and call upon your name: I will declare all your wonderful works.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
When I shall take a set time, I will judge righteously.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. (Selah)
The earth is dissolved, and all that dwell in it: I have strengthened its pillars. (Pause)
4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
I said to the transgressors, Do not transgress; and to the sinners, Lift not up the horn.
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak [not with] a stiff neck.
Lift not up your horn on high; speak not unrighteousness against God.
6 For promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
For [good comes] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert mountains.
7 But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
For God is the judge; he puts down one, and raises up another.
8 For in the hand of the LORD [there is] a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].
For [there is] a cup in the hand of the Lord, full of unmingled wine; and he has turned [it] from side to side, but its dregs have not been wholly poured out; all the sinners of the earth shall drink [them].
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
But I will exult for ever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
And I will break all the horns of sinners; but the horns of the righteous one shall be exalted.