Psalms 75
1 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. To thee, O God, do we give thanks, to thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme or song committed toAsaph. We will prayse thee, O God, we will prayse thee, for thy Name is neere: therefore they will declare thy wonderous workes.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
When I shall take a conuenient time, I will iudge righteously.
3 The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved: I bear up its pillars. (Selah)
The earth and all the inhabitantes thereof are dissolued: but I will establish the pillars of it. (Selah)
4 I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
I saide vnto the foolish, Be not so foolish, and to the wicked, Lift not vp the horne.
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
Lift not vp your horne on high, neither speake with a stiffe necke.
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,
7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
But God is the iudge: he maketh lowe and he maketh hie.
8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but its dregs, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red: it is full mixt, and he powreth out of the same: surely all the wicked of the earth shall wring out and drinke the dregges thereof.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
But I will declare for euer, and sing prayses vnto the God of Iaakob.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
All the hornes of the wicked also will I breake: but the hornes of the righteous shalbe exalted.
