< Psalms 75 >
1 For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of Asaph, a song. We give thanks to you, God; we give thanks, for you reveal your presence; people tell of your wondrous works.
To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A Psalm of Asaph. — A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near [is] Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.
2 At the appointed time I will judge fairly.
When I receive an appointment, I — I do judge uprightly.
3 Though the earth and all the inhabitants shake in fear, I make steady the earth's pillars. (Selah)
Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I — I have pondered its pillars. (Selah)
4 I said to the arrogant, “Do not be arrogant,” and to the wicked, “Do not lift up the horn.
I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.'
5 Do not lift up your horn to the heights; do not speak with an insolent neck.”
Raise not up on high your horn, (Ye speak with a stiff neck.)
6 It is not from the east or from the west, and it is not from the wilderness that lifting up comes.
For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness — [is] elevation.
7 But God is the judge; he brings down and he lifts up.
But God [is] judge, This He maketh low — and this He lifteth up.
8 For Yahweh holds in his hand a cup of foaming wine, which is mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will drink it to the last drop.
For a cup [is] in the hand of Jehovah, And the wine hath foamed, It is full of mixture, and He poureth out of it, Only its dregs wring out, and drink, Do all the wicked of the earth,
9 But I will continually tell what you have done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
And I — I declare [it] to the age, I sing praise to the God of Jacob.
10 He says, “I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be raised up.”
And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!