Psalm 75
New International Version
Chapter overview
Psalm 75 gives thanks because judgment belongs to God at the appointed time. When the earth shakes, its pillars remain steady; arrogant power is warned, the cup of judgment passes, and the proud are lowered while the righteous rise.
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1We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.
2You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.
3When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
4To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.
5Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so defiantly.’ ”
6No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves.
7It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.
8In the hand of the Lord is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.
9As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
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