Psalm 75

God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.

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We ^(A)give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your name is ^(B)near;
Men declare ^(C)Your wondrous works.

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“When I select an ^(D)appointed time,
It is I who ^(E)judge with equity.

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“The ^(F)earth and all who dwell in it ^(b)melt;
It is I who have firmly set its ^(G)pillars. ^(c)Selah.

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“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
And to the wicked, ‘^(H)Do not lift up the horn;

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Do not lift up your horn on high,
^(I)Do not speak with insolent ^(d)pride.’”

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For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the ^(e)^(J)desert comes exaltation;

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But ^(K)God is the Judge;
He ^(L)puts down one and exalts another.

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For a ^(M)cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;
It is ^(f)^(N)well mixed, and He pours out of this;
Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and ^(O)drink down its dregs.

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But as for me, I will ^(P)declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

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And all the ^(Q)horns of the wicked ^(g)He will cut off,
But ^(R)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 75:1: ['Lit ', Do Not Destroy]

b. Psalm 75:3: ['Or ', totter]

c. Psalm 75:3: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

d. Psalm 75:5: ['Lit ', neck]

e. Psalm 75:6: ['Or ', mountainous desert]

f. Psalm 75:8: ['Lit ', full of mixture]

g. Psalm 75:10: ['Heb ', I]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 75:1: Psalm 79:13

B. Psalm 75:1: Psalm 145:18

C. Psalm 75:1: Psalm 26:7; Psalm 44:1; Psalm 71:17

D. Psalm 75:2: Psalm 102:13

E. Psalm 75:2: Psalm 9:8; Psalm 67:4; Isaiah 11:4

F. Psalm 75:3: Psalm 46:6; Isaiah 24:19

G. Psalm 75:3: 1 Samuel 2:8

H. Psalm 75:4: Zechariah 1:21

I. Psalm 75:5: 1 Samuel 2:3; Psalm 94:4

J. Psalm 75:6: Psalm 3:3

K. Psalm 75:7: Psalm 50:6

L. Psalm 75:7: 1 Samuel 2:7; Psalm 147:6; Daniel 2:21

M. Psalm 75:8: Job 21:20; Psalm 11:6; Psalm 60:3; Jeremiah 25:15

N. Psalm 75:8: Proverbs 23:30

O. Psalm 75:8: Obadiah 1:16

P. Psalm 75:9: Psalm 22:22; Psalm 40:10

Q. Psalm 75:10: Psalm 101:8; Jeremiah 48:25

R. Psalm 75:10: 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalm 89:17; Psalm 92:10; Psalm 148:14