Psalms 75

1 `To the ouercomere; leese thou not the salm of the song of Asaph. God, we schulen knouleche to thee, `we schulen knouleche; and we schulen inwardli clepe thi name.

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 We schulen telle thi merueilis; whanne Y schal take tyme, Y schal deme riytfulnesses.

When I shall take a conuenient time, I will iudge righteously.

3 The erthe is meltid, and alle that duellen ther ynne; Y confermede the pileris therof.

The earth and all the inhabitantes thereof are dissolued: but I will establish the pillars of it. (Selah)

4 I seide to wickid men, Nyle ye do wickidli; and to trespassouris, Nyle ye enhaunce the horn.

I saide vnto the foolish, Be not so foolish, and to the wicked, Lift not vp the horne.

5 Nyle ye reise an hiy youre horn; nyle ye speke wickidnesse ayens God.

Lift not vp your horne on high, neither speake with a stiffe necke.

6 For nether fro the eest, nethir fro the west, nethir fro desert hillis; for God is the iuge.

For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,

7 He mekith this man, and enhaunsith hym; for a cuppe of cleene wyn ful of meddling is in the hoond of the Lord.

But God is the iudge: he maketh lowe and he maketh hie.

8 And he bowide of this in to that; netheles the drast therof is not anyntischid; alle synneris of erthe schulen drinke therof.

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 Forsothe Y schal telle in to the world; Y schal synge to God of Jacob.

But I will declare for euer, and sing prayses vnto the God of Iaakob.

10 And Y schal breke alle the hornes of synneris; and the hornes of the iust man schulen be enhaunsid.

All the hornes of the wicked also will I breake: but the hornes of the righteous shalbe exalted.