Psalm 75-77

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 75

God Judges the Wicked

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”^[a] A psalm of Asaph.^(A) A song.

¹We give thanks to You, God;
we give thanks to You, for Your name is near.
People tell about Your wonderful works.^(B)

²“When I choose a time,
I will judge fairly.^(C)
³When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,
I am the One who steadies its pillars.^(D)Selah
⁴I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.^(E)
⁵Do not lift up your horn against heaven
or speak arrogantly.’”^(F)

⁶Exaltation does not come
from the east, the west, or the desert,
⁷for God is the Judge:
He brings down one and exalts another.^(G)
⁸For there is a cup in the Lord’s hand,
full of wine blended with spices, and He pours from it.
All the wicked of the earth will drink,
draining it to the dregs.^(H)

⁹As for me, I will tell about Him forever;
I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.^(I)

¹⁰“I will cut off all the horns of the wicked,^(J)
but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”^(K)

Psalm 76

God, the Powerful Judge

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph.^(L) A song.

¹God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel.^(M)
²His tent is in Salem,^[b]
His dwelling place in Zion.^(N)
³There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.^(O)Selah

⁴You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey.^(P)
⁵The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.^(Q)
⁶At Your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still.^(R)

⁷And You—You are to be feared.^[c]
When You are angry,
who can stand before You?^(S)
⁸From heaven You pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet^(T)
⁹when God rose up to judge
and to save all the lowly of the earth.^(U)Selah
¹⁰Even human wrath will praise You;
You will clothe Yourself
with their remaining wrath.^[d]^(V)

¹¹Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God;^(W)
let all who are around Him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring One.^[e]^(X)
¹²He humbles the spirit of leaders;
He is feared by the kings of the earth.^(Y)

Psalm 77

Confidence in a Time of Crisis

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph.^(Z) A psalm.

¹I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and He will hear me.^(AA)
²I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.^(AB)
³I think of God; I groan;
I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.^(AC)Selah

⁴You have kept me from closing my eyes;
I am troubled and cannot speak.^(AD)
⁵I consider days of old,
years long past.^(AE)
⁶At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.^(AF)

⁷“Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor?^(AG)
⁸Has His faithful love ceased forever?
Is His promise at an end for all generations?^(AH)
⁹Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has He in anger withheld His compassion?”^(AI)Selah

¹⁰So I say, “I am grieved^[f]
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”^(AJ)
¹¹I will remember the Lord’s works;
yes, I will remember Your ancient wonders.^(AK)
¹²I will reflect on all You have done
and meditate on Your actions.^(AL)

¹³God, Your way is holy.
What god is great like God?^(AM)
¹⁴You are the God who works wonders;
You revealed Your strength among the peoples.^(AN)
¹⁵With power You redeemed Your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.^(AO)Selah

¹⁶The waters saw You, God.
The waters saw You; they trembled.
Even the depths shook.^(AP)
¹⁷The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
Your arrows flashed back and forth.^(AQ)
¹⁸The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
lightning lit up the world.^(AR)
The earth shook and quaked.^(AS)
¹⁹Your way went through the sea
and Your path through the great waters,
but Your footprints were unseen.^(AT)
²⁰You led Your people like a flock^(AU)
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.^(AV)