The Message Bible MSG
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1 We thank you, God, we thank you - your Name is our favorite word; your mighty works are all we talk about.
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We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.
2 You say, "I'm calling this meeting to order, I'm ready to set things right.
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You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.
3 When the earth goes topsy-turvy And nobody knows which end is up, I nail it all down, I put everything in place again.
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When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
4 I say to the smart alecks, 'That's enough,' to the bullies, 'Not so fast.'"
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To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.
5 Don't raise your fist against High God. Don't raise your voice against Rock of Ages.
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Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so defiantly.’ ”
6 He's the One from east to west; from desert to mountains, he's the One.
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No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves.
7 God rules: he brings this one down to his knees, pulls that one up on her feet.
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It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.
8 God has a cup in his hand, a bowl of wine, full to the brim. He draws from it and pours; it's drained to the dregs. Earth's wicked ones drink it all, drink it down to the last bitter drop!
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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 And I'm telling the story of God Eternal, singing the praises of Jacob's God.
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As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
10 The fists of the wicked are bloody stumps, The arms of the righteous are lofty green branches.
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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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