Psalm 75–76

PSALM 75

God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.

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

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

For Your name is ^bnear;

Men declare ^cYour wondrous works.

²“When 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 lift up the horn;

⁵Do not lift up your horn on high,

^aDo not speak with insolent ¹pride.’ ”

⁶For not from the east, nor from the west,

Nor from the ^1adesert comes exaltation;

⁷But ^aGod is the Judge;

He ^bputs down one and exalts another.

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

It is ^1bwell mixed, and He pours out of 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 ¹He will cut off,

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

PSALM 76

The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

¹God is ^aknown in Judah;

His name is ^bgreat in Israel.

²His ^1atabernacle is in ^bSalem;

His ^cdwelling place also is in Zion.

³There He ^abroke the ¹flaming arrows,

The shield and the sword and the ²weapons of war.

³Selah.

⁴You are resplendent,

¹More majestic than 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 ^1brider and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

⁷You, even You, are ^ato be feared;

And ^bwho may stand in Your presence when once ¹You are angry?

⁸You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;

The earth ^afeared and was still

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 the Lord your God and ^bfulfill them;

Let all who are around Him ^cbring gifts to Him who is to be feared.

¹²He will cut off the spirit of princes;

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