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.
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 receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
[You have said], “I have appointed a time when I will judge people, and I will judge [everyone] fairly.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear 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 unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: 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 promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
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 putteth down one, and setteth up 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 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].
[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 for ever; 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 also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
He will destroy the power [IDM] of wicked people, but he will cause righteous people to become more powerful.
