Psalms 75

1 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.

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 receive an appointment, I — I do judge uprightly.

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

3 Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I — I have pondered its pillars. (Selah)

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

4 I have said to the boastful, 'Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, 'Raise not up a horn.'

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

5 Raise not up on high your horn, (Ye speak with a stiff neck.)

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

6 For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness — [is] elevation.

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

7 But God [is] judge, This He maketh low — and this He lifteth up.

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

8 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,

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 And I — I declare [it] to the age, I sing praise to the God of Jacob.

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

10 And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!

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