1 W e give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.
We give praise and thanks to You, O God, we praise and give thanks; Your wondrous works declare that Your Name is near and they who invoke Your Name rehearse Your wonders.
2 W hen I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.
When the proper time has come, I will judge uprightly.
3 T he earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. Selah
When the earth totters, and all the inhabitants of it, it is I Who will poise and keep steady its pillars. Selah!
4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
I said to the arrogant and boastful, Deal not arrogantly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn.
5 L ift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.
Lift not up your horn on high, speak not with a stiff neck and insolent arrogance.
6 F or neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.
For not from the east nor from the west nor from the south come promotion and lifting up.
7 B ut God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.
But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another.
8 F or in the hand of Jehovah there is a cup, and the wine foameth; It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same: Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine foams and is red, well mixed; and He pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink its dregs.
9 B ut I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
But I will declare and rejoice forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 A ll the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
All the horns of the ungodly also will I cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.