< Psalms 75 >
1 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, 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.
Unto you, O God, do we give thanks, unto you do we give thanks: for that your name is near your wondrous works declare.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. (Selah)
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. (Selah)
4 I said to the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak [not with] a stiff neck.
Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6 For promotion [cometh] neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
For promotion comes 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 judge: he puts down one, and sets up another.
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 the dregs of it all the wicked of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink [them].
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he pours out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.