Psalm 75

God Judges the Wicked

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. l A song.

1   We give thanks to you, God;

we give thanks to you, for your name is near.

People tell about your wondrous works. m

2   “When I choose a time,

I will judge fairly. n

3   When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,

I am the one who steadies its pillars. o    Selah

4   I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’

and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. p

5   Do not lift up your horn against heaven Q

or speak arrogantly.’ ” q

6   Exaltation does not come

from the east, the west, or the desert,

7   for God is the Judge:

He brings down one and exalts another. r

8   For 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. s

9   As for me, I will tell about him forever;

I will sing praise to the God of Jacob. t

10   “I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, u

but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.” v