Psalm 75

Psalm 75

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 75

Psalm 75^[a]

    For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. ¹ We praise you, God,
   we praise you, for your Name is near;
   people tell of your wonderful deeds.
 ² You say, “I choose the appointed time;
   it is I who judge with equity.
³ When the earth and all its people quake,
   it is I who hold its pillars firm.^[b]
4 To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’
   and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.^[c]
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
   do not speak so defiantly.’”
 ⁶ No one from the east or the west
   or from the desert can exalt themselves.
⁷ It is God who judges:
   He brings one down, he exalts another.
⁸ In 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.
 ⁹ As for me, I will declare this forever;
   I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
¹⁰ who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
   but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 75:1 In Hebrew texts 75:1-10 is numbered 75:2-11.
2. Psalm 75:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
3. Psalm 75:4 Horns here symbolize strength; also in verses 5 and 10.