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Psalm 75

God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.

For the choir director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

1We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your name is near;
Men declare Your wondrous works.
2 “When I select an appointed time,
It is I who judge with equity.
3 “The earth and all who dwell in it [b]melt;
It is I who have firmly set its pillars. [c]Selah.
4 “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;
5 Do not lift up your horn on high,
Do not speak with insolent [d]pride.’”

6 For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the [e]desert comes exaltation;
7 But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and exalts another.
8 For a cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;
It is [f]well mixed, and He pours out of this;
Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs.

9 But as for me, I will declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 And all the horns of the wicked [g]He will cut off,
But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
  2. Psalm 75:3 Or totter
  3. Psalm 75:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  4. Psalm 75:5 Lit neck
  5. Psalm 75:6 Or mountainous desert
  6. Psalm 75:8 Lit full of mixture
  7. Psalm 75:10 Heb I
Psalm 75