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God Judges with Equity

For the choir director. [a]Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph. [b]A Song.

75 We (A)give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your name is (B)near;
Men recount (C)Your wondrous deeds.
“For I select an (D)appointed time,
It is I who (E)judge with equity.
The (F)earth and all who dwell in it [c]melt;
It is I who have firmly set its (G)pillars. [d]Selah.
I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
And to the wicked, ‘(H)Do not raise up the horn;
Do not raise up your horn on high,
(I)Nor speak with insolent [e]pride.’”

For one’s rising up does not come from the east, nor from the west,
And not from the [f](J)desert;
But (K)God is the Judge;
He (L)puts down one and raises up another.
For a (M)cup is in the hand of Yahweh, and the wine foams;
It is (N)full of His mixture, and He pours from this;
Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and (O)drink down its dregs.

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 I will cut off,
But (R)the horns of the righteous will be raised up.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75 Title Lit Do Not Destroy
  2. Psalm 75 Title Possibly a title for a tune, cf. Deut 9:26; 1 Sam 26:9; Is 65:8
  3. Psalm 75:3 Or totter
  4. Psalm 75:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  5. Psalm 75:5 Lit neck
  6. Psalm 75:6 Or mountainous desert

Thanksgiving for God’s Wondrous Deeds

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

75 We give thanks to thee, O God; we give thanks;
    we call on thy name and recount[a] thy wondrous deeds.

At the set time which I appoint
    I will judge with equity.
When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants,
    it is I who keep steady its pillars.Selah
I say to the boastful, “Do not boast,”
    and to the wicked, “Do not lift up your horn;
do not lift up your horn on high,
    or speak with insolent neck.”

For not from the east or from the west
    and not from the wilderness comes lifting up;
but it is God who executes judgment,
    putting down one and lifting up another.
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup,
    with foaming wine, well mixed;
and he will pour a draught from it,
    and all the wicked of the earth
    shall drain it down to the dregs.

But I will rejoice[b] for ever,
    I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked he[c] will cut off,
    but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 Syr Compare Gk: Heb and near is thy name. They recount
  2. Psalm 75:9 Gk: Heb declare
  3. Psalm 75:10 Heb I