New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks; your name is near. People tell of your wondrous deeds.
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<To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.> To you, O God, we give praise, to you we give praise: and those who give honour to your name make clear your works of power.
2 At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity.
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When the right time has come, I will be the judge in righteousness.
3 When the earth totters, with all its inhabitants, it is I who keep its pillars steady. (Selah)
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When the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)
4 I say to the boastful, "Do not boast," and to the wicked, "Do not lift up your horn;
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I say to the men of pride, Let your pride be gone: and to the sinners, Let not your horn be lifted up.
5 do not lift up your horn on high, or speak with insolent neck."
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Let not your horn be lifted up: let no more words of pride come from your outstretched necks.
6 For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up;
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For honour does not come from the east, or from the west, or uplifting from the south;
7 but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.
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But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.
8 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.
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For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red; it is well mixed, overflowing from his hand: he will make all the sinners of the earth take of it, even to the last drop.
9 But I will rejoice forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
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But I will ever be full of joy, making songs of praise to the God of Jacob.
10 All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
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By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.
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