75 1 The faithful do praise the Name of the Lord, 2 Which shall come to judge at the time appointed: 8 When the wicked shall be put to confusion, and drink of the cup of his wrath. 10 Their pride shall be abated, and the righteous shall be exalted to honor.

To him that excelleth. [a]Destroy not. A Psalm, or song committed to Asaph.

We will praise thee, O God, we will praise thee, for thy Name is near: therefore [b]they will declare thy wondrous works.

[c]When I shall take a convenient time, I will judge righteously.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: but I will establish the pillars [d]of it. Selah.

I said unto the foolish, Be not so foolish, and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.

Lift not up your [e]horn on high, neither speak with a stiff neck.

For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,

But God is the judge: he maketh low, and he maketh high.

For in the hand of the Lord is a [f]cup, and the wine is red: it is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same: surely all the wicked of the earth shall wring out and drink the dregs thereof.

But I will declare forever, and sing praises unto the God of Jacob.

10 All the horns of the wicked also will I break: but the horns of the [g]righteous shall be exalted.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 75:1 Read Ps. 57:1.
  2. Psalm 75:1 He declareth how the faithful shall ever have just occasion to praise God, forasmuch as in their need they shall feel his power at hand to help them.
  3. Psalm 75:2 When I see my time (saith God) to help your miseries, I will come and set all things in good order.
  4. Psalm 75:3 Though all things be brought to ruin, yet I can restore and preserve them.
  5. Psalm 75:5 The Prophet warneth the wicked that they would not set themselves against God’s people, seeing that God at his time destroyeth them that rule wickedly.
  6. Psalm 75:8 God’s wrath is compared to a cup of strong and delicate wine, wherewith the wicked are made so drunk, that by drinking till they come to the very dregs they are utterly destroyed.
  7. Psalm 75:10 The godly shall better prosper by their innocent simplicity, than the wicked shall by all their craft and subtlety.

Psalm 75[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.

We praise you, God,
    we praise you, for your Name is near;(A)
    people tell of your wonderful deeds.(B)

You say, “I choose the appointed time;(C)
    it is I who judge with equity.(D)
When the earth and all its people quake,(E)
    it is I who hold its pillars(F) firm.[b]
To the arrogant(G) I say, ‘Boast no more,’(H)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.[c](I)
Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.(J)’”

No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
It is God who judges:(K)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.(L)
In the hand of the Lord is a cup
    full of foaming wine mixed(M) with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
    drink it down to its very dregs.(N)

As for me, I will declare(O) this forever;
    I will sing(P) praise to the God of Jacob,(Q)
10 who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
    but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”(R)

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.