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.

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 “For I will take up a fixed time when 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 her inhabitants are melting away: I myself establish firmly her pillars.” (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 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 on high your horn, speak not with a stiffly erect neck.

Do not be arrogant, and do not speak so boastfully!’”

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

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 lowereth one, and lifteth 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 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.

[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 And all the horns of the wicked will I hew 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.