King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
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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We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks; your name is near. People tell of your wondrous deeds.
2 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
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At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.
3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
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When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, it is I who keep its pillars steady. (Selah)
4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
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I say to the boastful, "Do not boast," and to the wicked, "Do not lift up your 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, or speak with insolent neck."
6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
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For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up;
7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
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but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up 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 with foaming wine, well mixed; he will pour a draught from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.
9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
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But I will rejoice 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 cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
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