PSALMS 75

1 We give thanks to you; our God, we thank you. You are close to us, and we proclaim to others the wonderful things that you have done for us. 2 You have said, “I have appointed a time when I will judge people, and I will judge everyone fairly. 3 When the earth shakes and all the creatures on the earth tremble, I am the one who will ◄keep its foundations steady/prevent it from being destroyed►. (Think about that!) 4 I say to people who ◄boast/talk proudly about themselves►, ‘Stop bragging!’ and I say to wicked people, ‘Do not proudly do things to show how great you are [IDM]! 5 Do not be arrogant, and do not speak so boastfully!’" 6 The one who judges people does not come from the east or from the west, and he does not come from the desert. 7 God is the one who judges people; he says that some have sinned and must be punished, and that others have not done what is wrong. 8 It is as though Yahweh holds a cup in his hand; it is filled with wine that has spices mixed in it to cause those who drink it to become more drunk; and when Yahweh pours it out, he will force all the wicked people to drink it; they will drink every drop of it, which means that he will give them all the punishment that they deserve. 9 But as for me, I will never stop saying what the God whom Jacob worshiped has done; I will never quit singing to praise him. 10 He will destroy the power [IDM] of wicked people, but he will cause righteous people to become more powerful.