Psalms 75

1 “To the chief musician, Al-tashcheth, a psalm or song of Asaph.” We give thanks unto thee, O God, we give thanks, and nigh is thy name: men relate thy wondrous deeds.

“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of Asaph.” We give thanks to thee, O God! we give thanks to thee, and near is thy name; Men shall declare thy wondrous deeds!

2 “For I will take up a fixed time when I will judge uprightly.

“When I see my time, Then will I judge with equity.

3 The earth and all her inhabitants are melting away: I myself establish firmly her pillars.” (Selah)

The earth trembleth, and all her inhabitants; But I uphold her pillars.”

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

I say to the proud, Behave not proudly! To the wicked, Lift not up your horn!

5 Lift not up on high your horn, speak not with a stiffly erect neck.

Lift not up your horn on high, And speak not with a stiff neck!

6 For neither from the rising [of the sun], nor from [his] setting, nor from the wilderness of mountains [cometh this];

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south;

7 But God is the judge: he lowereth one, and lifteth up another,

But it is God that judgeth; He putteth down one, and setteth up another.

8 For there is a cup in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foameth, it is full of mixture: and he poureth out of the same; but its lees they drain, they drink—all the wicked of the earth.

For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup; The wine is foaming and full of spices, And of it he poureth out; Even to the dregs shall all the wicked of the earth drink it.

9 But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

Therefore I will extol him for ever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10 And all the horns of the wicked will I hew off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

“I will bring down all the power of the wicked; But the righteous shall lift up their heads.”