God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.

For the choir director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

75 We (A)give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your name is (B)near;
Men declare (C)Your wondrous works.
“When I select an (D)appointed time,
It is I who (E)judge with equity.
“The (F)earth and all who dwell in it [b]melt;
It is I who have firmly set its (G)pillars. [c]Selah.
“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
And to the wicked, ‘(H)Do not lift up the horn;
Do not lift up your horn on high,
(I)Do not speak with insolent [d]pride.’”

For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the [e](J)desert comes exaltation;
But (K)God is the Judge;
He (L)puts down one and exalts another.
For a (M)cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;
It is [f](N)well mixed, and He pours out of 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 [g]He will cut off,
But (R)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 Lit Do Not Destroy
  2. Psalm 75:3 Or totter
  3. Psalm 75:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  4. Psalm 75:5 Lit neck
  5. Psalm 75:6 Or mountainous desert
  6. Psalm 75:8 Lit full of mixture
  7. Psalm 75:10 Heb I