1 ¶ Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks, for that thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare.

Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

2 W hen I shall receive the congregation, I will judge uprightly.

When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.

3 T he earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I bore up the pillars of it. Selah.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

4 I said unto the fools, Do not deal foolishly and to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn:

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

5 D o not lift up your horn on high; speak not with a stiff neck.

Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

6 ¶ For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert.

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

7 B ut God is the judge; he puts down one and sets up another.

But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

8 F or the cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he pours out of the same; yea, the dregs thereof, shall wring out and swallow up all the wicked of the earth.

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

9 B ut I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10 A nd I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.