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1 We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.
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We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.
2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.
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You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I have set up the pillars of it. [Selah
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When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
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To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.
5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.
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Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so defiantly.’ ”
6 For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, [cometh] lifting up.
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No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves.
7 But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.
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It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.
8 For 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.
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In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.
9 But I will declare for ever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
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As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
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who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
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