Psalms75

Psalms 75 opens with fervent thanksgiving to God, acknowledging His nearness and wondrous works. The psalm then declares God's righteous judgment, asserting His sole authority over promotion and abasement among men. It warns the arrogant and wicked against their pride, promising that their power will be cut off, while the righteous will be exalted.

Thanksgiving for God's Nearness

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To the Overseer. --`Destroy not.' --A Psalm of Asaph. --A Song. We have given thanks to Thee, O God, We have given thanks, and near is Thy name, They have recounted Thy wonders.

God Asserts His Righteous Judgment

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When I receive an appointment, I--I do judge uprightly.
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Melted is the earth and all its inhabitants, I--I have pondered its pillars. Selah.

Warning Against Arrogant Boasting

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I have said to the boastful, `Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, `Raise not up a horn.'
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Raise not up on high your horn, (Ye speak with a stiff neck.)
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For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness-- is elevation.
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But God is judge, This He maketh low--and this He lifteth up.
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For a cup is in the hand of Jehovah, And the wine hath foamed, It is full of mixture, and He poureth out of it, Only its dregs wring out, and drink, Do all the wicked of the earth,

The Triumph of the Righteous

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And I--I declare it to the age, I sing praise to the God of Jacob.
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And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!
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