God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.
For the choir director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
75 We (A)give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your name is (B)near;
Men declare (C)Your wondrous works.
2 “When I select an (D)appointed time,
It is I who (E)judge with equity.
3 “The (F)earth and all who dwell in it [b]melt;
It is I who have firmly set its (G)pillars. [c]Selah.
4 “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
And to the wicked, ‘(H)Do not lift up the horn;
5 Do not lift up your horn on high,
(I)Do not speak with insolent [d]pride.’”
6 For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the [e](J)desert comes exaltation;
7 But (K)God is the Judge;
He (L)puts down one and exalts another.
8 For a (M)cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;
It is [f](N)well mixed, and He pours out of this;
Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and (O)drink down its dregs.
9 But as for me, I will (P)declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 And all the (Q)horns of the wicked [g]He will cut off,
But (R)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
Footnotes
- Psalm 75:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
- Psalm 75:3 Or totter
- Psalm 75:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- Psalm 75:5 Lit neck
- Psalm 75:6 Or mountainous desert
- Psalm 75:8 Lit full of mixture
- Psalm 75:10 Heb I
Cross references
- Psalm 75:1 : Ps 79:13
- Psalm 75:1 : Ps 145:18
- Psalm 75:1 : Ps 26:7; 44:1; 71:17
- Psalm 75:2 : Ps 102:13
- Psalm 75:2 : Ps 9:8; 67:4; Is 11:4
- Psalm 75:3 : Ps 46:6; Is 24:19
- Psalm 75:3 : 1 Sam 2:8
- Psalm 75:4 : Zech 1:21
- Psalm 75:5 : 1 Sam 2:3; Ps 94:4
- Psalm 75:6 : Ps 3:3
- Psalm 75:7 : Ps 50:6
- Psalm 75:7 : 1 Sam 2:7; Ps 147:6; Dan 2:21
- Psalm 75:8 : Job 21:20; Ps 11:6; 60:3; Jer 25:15
- Psalm 75:8 : Prov 23:30
- Psalm 75:8 : Obad 16
- Psalm 75:9 : Ps 22:22; 40:10
- Psalm 75:10 : Ps 101:8; Jer 48:25
- Psalm 75:10 : 1 Sam 2:1; Ps 89:17; 92:10; 148:14