Psalm 75-76

New King James Version

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.

²“When I choose the ^[b]proper time,
I will judge uprightly.
³The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;
I set up its pillars firmly. Selah

⁴“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, ^(B)‘Do not ^[c]lift up the horn.
⁵Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with ^[d]a stiff neck.’ ”

⁶For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
⁷But ^(C)God is the Judge:
^(D)He puts down one,
And exalts another.
⁸For ^(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.

⁹But 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.”

The Majesty of God in Judgment

To the Chief Musician. On ^[f]stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

76 In ^(I)Judah God is known;
His name is great in Israel.
²In ^[g]Salem also is His tabernacle,
And His dwelling place in Zion.
³There He broke the arrows of the bow,
The shield and sword of battle. Selah

⁴You are more glorious and excellent
^(J)Than the mountains of prey.
⁵^(K)The stouthearted were plundered;
^(L)They ^[h]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
⁶^(M)At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

⁷You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And ^(N)who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
⁸^(O)You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
^(P)The earth feared and was still,
⁹When God ^(Q)arose to judgment,
To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah

¹⁰^(R)Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

¹¹^(S)Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
^(T)Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
¹²He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
^(U)He is awesome to the kings of the earth.