Psalms 75

¹We praise you, God!

We praise you because you are near to us.

We tell about the amazing things you have done.

²God says, “I have chosen a time for judgment,

and I will judge fairly.

³The earth and all its people may shake,

but I am the one who keeps it steady. Selah

⁴“To those who are proud I say, ‘Stop your boasting.’

I warn the wicked, ‘Don’t brag about how strong you are.

⁵Don’t be so sure that you will win.

Don’t boast that victory is yours!’”

⁶There is no power on earth

that can make a person important.

⁷God is the judge.

He decides who will be important.

He lifts one person up and brings another down.

⁸The Lord has a cup in his hand.

It is filled with the poisoned wine of his anger.

He will pour out this wine,

and the wicked will drink it to the last drop.

⁹I will always tell people how great God is.

I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

¹⁰God says, “I will take away any power the wicked have

and give it to those who are good.”