For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

1We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks,
         For Your name is near;
         Men declare Your wondrous works.

2“When I select an appointed time,
         It is I who judge with equity.

3“The earth and all who dwell in it melt;
         It is I who have firmly set its pillars.

4“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
         And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;

5Do not lift up your horn on high,
         Do not speak with insolent pride.’”

6For not from the east, nor from the west,
         Nor from the desert comes exaltation;

7But God is the Judge;
         He puts down one and exalts another.

8For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams;
         It is well mixed, and He pours out of this;
         Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs.

9But as for me, I will declare it forever;
         I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10And all the horns of the wicked He will cut off,
         But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

NASB ©1995