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Psalm 75

For the choir director; al tashcheth; a psalm by Asaph; a song.

We give thanks to you, O Elohim; we give thanks.
    You are present, and your miracles confirm that.

When I choose the right time,
    I will judge fairly.
When the earth and everyone who lives on it begin to melt,
    I will make its foundations as solid as rock. Selah
I said to those who brag, “Don’t brag,”
    and to wicked people,
        “Don’t raise your weapons.
        Don’t raise your weapons so proudly
            or speak so defiantly.”

The authority to reward someone does not come
    from the east,
        from the west,
            or even from the wilderness.
Elohim alone is the Shophet.
    He punishes one person and rewards another.
A cup is in Yahweh’s hand.
    (Its foaming wine is thoroughly mixed with spices.)
    He will empty it,
    and all the wicked people on earth
        will have to drink every last drop.

But I will speak about your miracles forever.
    I will make music to praise the Elohim of Jacob.
10 I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people,
    but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.

Psalm 75[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.

We praise you, God,
    we praise you, for your Name is near;(A)
    people tell of your wonderful deeds.(B)

You say, “I choose the appointed time;(C)
    it is I who judge with equity.(D)
When the earth and all its people quake,(E)
    it is I who hold its pillars(F) firm.[b]
To the arrogant(G) I say, ‘Boast no more,’(H)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.[c](I)
Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.(J)’”

No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
It is God who judges:(K)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.(L)
In the hand of the Lord is a cup
    full of foaming wine mixed(M) with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
    drink it down to its very dregs.(N)

As for me, I will declare(O) this forever;
    I will sing(P) praise to the God of Jacob,(Q)
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
    but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 In Hebrew texts 75:1-10 is numbered 75:2-11.
  2. Psalm 75:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 75:4 Horns here symbolize strength; also in verses 5 and 10.