God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.

¹We give thanks and praise to You, O God, we give thanks,

For Your [wonderful works declare that Your] name is near;

People declare Your wonders.

²“When I select an appointed time,

I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord ].

³“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].

It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.

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

And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn [of self-glorification].

⁵‘Do not lift up your [defiant and aggressive] horn on high,

Do not speak with a stiff neck.’ ”

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

Nor from the desert comes exaltation. [Is 14:13]

⁷But God is the Judge;

He puts down one and lifts up another.

⁸For a cup [of His wrath] is in the hand of the Lord , and the wine foams;

It is well mixed and fully spiced, and He pours out from it;

And all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink down to its dregs. [Ps 60:3; Jer 25:15; Rev 14:9, 10; 16:19]

⁹¶But as for me, I will declare it and rejoice forever;

I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

¹⁰All the horns of the wicked He will cut off,

But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.