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 the chief musician, Al-tashcheth, a psalm or song of Asaph.” We give thanks unto thee, O God, we give thanks, and nigh is thy name: men relate thy wondrous deeds.

2 When I receive an appointment, I — I do judge uprightly.

“For I will take up a fixed time when I will judge uprightly.

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

The earth and all her inhabitants are melting away: I myself establish firmly her pillars.” (Selah)

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

I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.

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

Lift not up on high your horn, speak not with a stiffly erect neck.

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

For neither from the rising [of the sun], nor from [his] setting, nor from the wilderness of mountains [cometh this];

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

But God is the judge: he lowereth one, and lifteth up another,

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 there is a cup in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foameth, it is full of mixture: and he poureth out of the same; but its lees they drain, they drink—all the wicked of the earth.

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

But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

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

And all the horns of the wicked will I hew off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.