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1 We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.
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We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.
2 You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.
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God says, “At the time I have planned, I will bring justice against the wicked.
3 When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm.
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When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. Interlude
4 To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.
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“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’ I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists!
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so defiantly.’ ”
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Don’t raise your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with such arrogance.’”
6 No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves.
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For no one on earth—from east or west, or even from the wilderness— should raise a defiant fist.
7 It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.
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It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall.
8 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.
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For the LORD holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs.
9 As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,
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But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 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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For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.”
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