75
1 (For the one directing. Set to Do Not Destroy. Mizmor Asaph. Shir)
2 Hodinu l'cha Elohim (Unto thee, Elohim, do we give thanks).
Hodinu; that Thy Shem is near
Thy wondrous works declare.
3 I shall seize the mo'ed (appointed time),*
I will judge uprightly.
4 Eretz and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolving;
I, even I, hold up the ammudim (pillars) of it.
Selah
5 I said unto the hollelim (arrogant), Deal not boastfully;
and to the resha'im, Lift not up the keren;
6 Lift not up your keren on high;
speak not with a stiff neck.
7 For promotion cometh lo (not) from the east,
nor from the west, nor from the desert.
8 But Elohim is the Shofet;
He bringeth down one, and setteth up another.
9 For in the yad Hashem there is a kos,
and the yayin is foaming; full of mixture;
and He poureth out of the same;
but the dregs thereof, all rishei aretz (wicked of the earth)
shall drain them down, and drink them.†
10 But I will proclaim l'olam;
I will sing zemirot to Elohei Ya'akov.
11 All the karnayim of the resha'im also will I cut off;
but the karnayim of the tzaddik shall be exalted.‡
* 75:3 Hab 2:3 † 75:9 Lk 22:42 ‡ 75:11 T.N. In this Psalm we see that G-d is Judge. The Bible speaks of a great Assize where there will be a verdict regarding the sheep and the goats, the redeemed and the reprobate. See Rv 19:1 and 20:4-5.