Thanksgiving for God’s Righteous Judgment

To the Chief Musician. Set to (A)“Do[a] Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

75 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!
For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.

“When I choose the [b]proper time,
I will judge uprightly.
The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;
I set up its pillars firmly. Selah

“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, (B)‘Do not [c]lift up the horn.
Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with [d]a stiff neck.’ ”

For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
But (C)God is the Judge:
(D)He puts down one,
And exalts another.
For (E)in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,
And the wine is red;
It is fully mixed, and He pours it out;
Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth
Drain and drink down.

But I will declare forever,
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10 “All(F) the [e]horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
But (G)the horns of the righteous shall be (H)exalted.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
  2. Psalm 75:2 appointed
  3. Psalm 75:4 Raise the head proudly like a horned animal
  4. Psalm 75:5 Insolent pride
  5. Psalm 75:10 Strength

Ang Dios ang Hukom

75 O Dios, nagpapasalamat kami sa inyo.
    Nagpapasalamat kami dahil malapit kayo sa amin.
    Ipinapahayag ng mga tao ang inyong mga kahanga-hangang ginawa.
Sinabi nʼyo O Dios, “May itinakda akong panahon ng paghatol at hahatol ako nang may katuwiran.”
Kapag yumanig ang mundo at ang mga taoʼy magkagulo sa takot,
    ako ang magpapatibay ng pundasyon ng mundo.
Sinasabi ko sa mga hambog, “Huwag kayong magyabang”
    at sa masasama, “Huwag ninyong ipagmalaki ang inyong kakayahan.
Tigilan nʼyo na ang pagmamalaki na kayo ay nanalo at magpakumbaba na kayo.”
Dahil ang tagumpay ng taoʼy hindi nagmumula sa kung saan-saan,[a]
kundi sa Dios lamang.
Siya ang humahatol;
    kung sino ang ibababa at kung sino ang itataas.
Dahil ang Panginoon ang humahawak ng kopa na puno ng bumubulang matapang na alak na nagpapahiwatig ng kanyang galit.
    Ibinubuhos niya ito at ipinaiinom sa masasama hanggang sa huling patak.
Ngunit ako, walang tigil kong ipahahayag ang tungkol sa Dios ni Jacob,
    aawit ako ng mga papuri para sa kanya.
10 Aalisin niya[b] ang kakayahan ng masasama,[c]
    ngunit dadagdagan niya ang kapangyarihan ng matutuwid.

Footnotes

  1. 75:6 kung saan-saan: sa literal, sa silangan o kanluran o sa ilang.
  2. 75:10 niya: sa Hebreo, ko.
  3. 75:10 Aalisin niya … masasama: sa Hebreo, Puputulin ko ang lahat ng sungay ng masasama.

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.

God Will Judge with Equity

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Do Not Destroy. (B)A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

75 We give thanks to you, O God;
    we give thanks, for your name is (C)near.
We[a] recount your wondrous deeds.

“At (D)the set time that I appoint
    I will judge (E)with equity.
When the earth (F)totters, and all its inhabitants,
    it is I who keep steady its (G)pillars. Selah
I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
    and to the wicked, (H)‘Do not lift up your horn;
do not lift up your horn on high,
    or speak with haughty neck.’”

For not from the east or from the west
    and not from the wilderness comes (I)lifting up,
but it is (J)God who executes judgment,
    (K)putting down one and lifting up another.
(L)For in the hand of the Lord there is (M)a cup
    with foaming wine, (N)well mixed,
and he pours out from it,
    and all the wicked of the earth
    shall (O)drain it down to the dregs.

But I will declare it forever;
    I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 (P)All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,
    (Q)but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 Hebrew They