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.
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].
2 We schulen telle thi merueilis; whanne Y schal take tyme, Y schal deme riytfulnesses.
[You have said], “I have appointed a time when I will judge people, and I will judge [everyone] fairly.
3 The erthe is meltid, and alle that duellen ther ynne; Y confermede the pileris therof.
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).
4 I seide to wickid men, Nyle ye do wickidli; and to trespassouris, Nyle ye enhaunce the horn.
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]!
5 Nyle ye reise an hiy youre horn; nyle ye speke wickidnesse ayens God.
Do not be arrogant, and do not speak so boastfully!’”
6 For nether fro the eest, nethir fro the west, nethir fro desert hillis; for God is the iuge.
The one who judges people does not come from the east or from the west, and he does not come from the desert.
7 He mekith this man, and enhaunsith hym; for a cuppe of cleene wyn ful of meddling is in the hoond of the Lord.
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.
8 And he bowide of this in to that; netheles the drast therof is not anyntischid; alle synneris of erthe schulen drinke therof.
[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].
9 Forsothe Y schal telle in to the world; Y schal synge to God of Jacob.
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.
10 And Y schal breke alle the hornes of synneris; and the hornes of the iust man schulen be enhaunsid.
He will destroy the power [IDM] of wicked people, but he will cause righteous people to become more powerful.
