King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
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.
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To the Chief Musician. Set to 'Do Not Destroy.' A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
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"When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
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The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly. Selah
4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
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'I said to the boastful, 'Do not deal boastfully,' And to the wicked, 'Do not lift up the horn.
5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
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Do not lift up your horn on high; Do not speak with a stiff neck.' "
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
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For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south.
7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
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But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.
8 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.
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For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
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But I will declare forever, I will sing praises 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 exalted.
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'All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted."
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