Psalms 75

1 To the Chief Musician. "Do not Destroy." A Melody of Asaph, a Song. We have given thanks unto thee, O God, we have given thanks, And, in calling upon thy Name, men have recounted thy wonders.

“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 Surely I will take a set time, —I, with equity, will judge:

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

3 Earth was melting away with all its inhabitants, I, have fixed the pillars thereof. (Selah)

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

4 I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;

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

5 Do not lift up on high your horn, Nor speak of the Rock, with arrogance;

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

6 For neither from east nor west, Nor from the wilderness of the mountains [cometh exaltation];

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

7 For, God himself, is about to judge, One, he will cast down, Another, he will lift up;

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

8 For, a cup, is in the hand of Yahweh, Whose wine is foaming, It is full of spiced wine, Which he hath caused to flow from one to another, —Surely, the dregs thereof, they shall drain out—they shall drink, Even all the lawless ones 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 exult unto times age-abiding, I will sing praises unto the God of Jacob;

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

10 But, all the horns of the lawless, will I hew off, —Exalted shall be the horns of the Righteous One.

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