Psalms 75

1 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].

TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A PSALM OF ASAPH. A SONG. We have given thanks to You, O God, We have given thanks, and Your Name [is] near, They have recounted Your wonders.

2 [You have said], “I have appointed a time when I will judge people, and I will judge [everyone] fairly.

When I receive an appointment, I judge uprightly.

3 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).

The earth and all its inhabitants are melted, I have pondered its pillars. (Selah)

4 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]!

I have said to the boastful, “Do not be boastful,” And to the wicked, “Do not raise up a horn.”

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

Do not raise up your horn on high (You speak with a stiff neck).

6 The one who judges people does not come from the east or from the west, and he does not come from the desert.

For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness—[is] elevation.

7 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.

But God [is] judging, This He makes low—and this He lifts up.

8 [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].

For a cup [is] in the hand of YHWH, And the wine has foamed, It is full of mixture, and He pours out of it, Surely wring out its dregs, And all the wicked of the earth drink,

9 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.

And I declare [it] for all time, I sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10 He will destroy the power [IDM] of wicked people, but he will cause righteous people to become more powerful.

And I cut off all horns of the wicked, The horns of the righteous are exalted!