Psalm 75–76

Psalm 75^a

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

¹We praise you, God,

we praise you, for your Name is near;^o

people tell of your wonderful deeds.^p

²You say, “I choose the appointed time;^q

it is I who judge with equity.^r

³When the earth and all its people quake,^s

it is I who hold its pillars^t firm.^b

⁴To the arrogant^u I say, ‘Boast no more,’^v

and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.^cw

⁵Do not lift your horns against heaven;

do not speak so defiantly.^x’ ”

⁶No one from the east or the west

or from the desert can exalt themselves.

⁷It is God who judges:^y

He brings one down, he exalts another.^z

⁸In the hand of the Lord is a cup

full of foaming wine mixed^a with spices;

he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth

drink it down to its very dregs.^b

⁹As for me, I will declare^c this forever;

I will sing^d praise to the God of Jacob,^e

¹⁰who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,

but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”^f

Psalm 76^a

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

¹God is renowned in Judah;

in Israel his name is great.^g

²His tent is in Salem,^h

his dwelling place in Zion.ⁱ

³There he broke the flashing arrows,^j

the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.^bk

⁴You are radiant with light,^l

more majestic than mountains rich with game.

⁵The valiant^m lie plundered,

they sleep their last sleep;ⁿ

not one of the warriors

can lift his hands.

⁶At your rebuke,^o God of Jacob,

both horse and chariot^p lie still.

⁷It is you alone who are to be feared.^q

Who can stand^r before you when you are angry?^s

⁸From heaven you pronounced judgment,

and the land feared^t and was quiet—

⁹when you, God, rose up to judge,^u

to save all the afflicted^v of the land.

¹⁰Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,^w

and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.^c

¹¹Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;^x

let all the neighboring lands

bring gifts^y to the One to be feared.

¹²He breaks the spirit of rulers;

he is feared by the kings of the earth.