To the Director: To the tune of[a] “Do not Destroy!”
A psalm of Asaph. A song.
Praise to God for Justice
75 We praise you, God!
We praise you[b]—your presence[c] draws near—
as we declare your wonderful deeds.
2 “At the time that I choose
I will judge the righteous.[d]
3 While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away,
it is I who keep its pillars firm.”
Interlude
4 I will say to the proud, “Don’t brag,”
and to the wicked,
“Don’t vaunt your strength.[e]
5 Don’t use your strength to fight heaven[f]
or speak from stubborn arrogance.”[g]
6 For exaltation comes not from the east,
the west, or the wilderness,
7 since God is the judge.
This one he will debase or that one he will exalt.
8 For there is a cup in the hand of the Lord,
foaming with well-mixed wine
that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs,
from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.
9 But as for me, I will declare forever,
singing praise to the God of Jacob.
10 I will cut down the strength[h] of the wicked,
but the strength[i] of the righteous will be lifted up.
Footnotes
- Psalm 75:1 The Heb. lacks the tune of
- Psalm 75:1 The Heb. lacks you
- Psalm 75:1 Lit. name
- Psalm 75:2 Or judge righteously
- Psalm 75:4 Lit. Don’t lift up your horn
- Psalm 75:5 Lit. Don’t lift your horns to the height
- Psalm 75:5 Lit. speak with a stiff neck
- Psalm 75:10 Lit. horn
- Psalm 75:10 Lit. horn