Psalm 75–76

PSALM 75

God Judges with Equity

For the choir director. ^†Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph. ^•A Song.

¹We ^agive thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,

For Your name is ^bnear;

Men recount ^cYour wondrous deeds.

²“For I select an ^aappointed time,

It is I who ^bjudge with equity.

³“The ^aearth and all who dwell in it ¹melt;

It is I who have firmly set its ^bpillars. ²Selah.

⁴“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’

And to the wicked, ‘^aDo not raise up the horn;

⁵Do not raise up your horn on high,

^aNor speak with insolent ¹pride.’”

⁶For one’s rising up does not come from the east, nor from the west,

And not from the ^1adesert;

⁷But ^aGod is the Judge;

He ^bputs down one and raises up another.

⁸For a ^acup is in the hand of Yahweh, and the wine foams;

It is ^bfull of His mixture, and He pours from this;

Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and ^cdrink down its dregs.

⁹But as for me, I will ^adeclare it forever;

I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

¹⁰And all the ^ahorns of the wicked I will cut off,

But ^bthe horns of the righteous will be raised up.

PSALM 76

God’s Name Is Great in Israel

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

¹God is ^aknown in Judah;

His name is ^bgreat in Israel.

²So His ^1atabernacle is in ^bSalem;

His ^cdwelling place is in Zion.

³There He ^abroke the ¹flaming arrows,

The shield and the sword and the battle. ²Selah.

⁴You are shining,

Majestic from the mountains of prey.

⁵The ^astouthearted were plundered,

¹They sank into sleep;

And none of the ²warriors could use his hands.

⁶At Your ^arebuke, O God of Jacob,

Both ^bchariot rider and horse slumbered into a deep sleep.

⁷But You, You are ^1afearsome;

And ^bwho can stand in Your presence when once ²You are angry?

⁸You made Your cause to be heard from heaven;

The earth ^afeared and was quiet

⁹When God ^aarose to judgment,

To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.

¹⁰For the ^1awrath of man shall praise You;

With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself.

^11aMake vows to Yahweh your God and ^bpay them;

Let all who are around Him ^cbring gifts to the Fearsome One.

¹²He will cut off the spirit of princes;

He is ^1afeared by the kings of the earth.